Žostautai or Zaštautai (formerly Russian: Заштовты, Polish: Zasztowty)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 53 people.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Pernarava, between the Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest and the Šušvė river. There is a farm.
Žostautai | |
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Village | |
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  Žostautai Location in Lithuania  Žostautai Žostautai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°18′12″N 23°38′49″E / 55.30333°N 23.64694°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pernarava Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 53 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editŽostautai has been known since 1596. There was Žostautai village and folwark at the end of the 19th century. During the Soviet era it was a subsidiary kolkhoz settlement.[3]
Demography
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Images
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Žostautai from the west -
Žostautai roofed pole (Žostautų stogastulpis) -
Western part of Žostautai nearby forest
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References
edit- ^ "Zasztowty". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 14. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1895. p. 456.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Žostautai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 687.