Miegėnai

Coordinates: 55°29′49″N 23°54′40″E / 55.49694°N 23.91111°E / 55.49694; 23.91111
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Miegėnai
Village
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Miegėnai (formerly

Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 341 people.[1] It is located 9 km from Gudžiūnai, by the Nykis
river. There are library, farm cooperative, former school, former windmill and post office in Miegėnai.

History

Miegėnai (as Megene) is included to the list of devastated Lithuanian villages by Teutonic Order in 1372. During Soviet era Miegėnai was "Nemunas" kolkhoz center.[2]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1820146—    
1902113−0.31%
1923178+2.19%
1959198+0.30%
1970272+2.93%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979327+2.07%
1986333+0.26%
1989372+3.76%
2001388+0.35%
2011341−1.28%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Gallery

  • A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai
    A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai
  • A cross
    A cross
  • Former windmill
    Former windmill
  • A roofed pole in Miegėnai
    A roofed pole in Miegėnai

References

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 30.