Meiliūnai

Meiliūnai
Meiliūnai
Village
	Meiliūnai
	Coordinates: 54°30′43.2″N 22°42′57.6″E / 54.512000°N 22.716000°E
Country	Lithuania
County	Marijampolė County
Municipality	Vilkaviškis District Municipality
Eldership	Vištytis Eldership
Population (2021)
• Total	23
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Meiliūnai is a village in Marijampolė County, south west Lithuania, 1 km from boarder with Russia. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 23 inhabitants.

History

On 2 December 2023, an active wartime 76mm explosive discovered in Meiliūnai, Vilkaviškis District Municipality. The explosive was detonated and destroyed by special forces.^[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1959	103	—
1970	108	+0.43%
1979	51	−8.00%
1989	53	+0.39%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2001	47	−1.00%
2011	27	−5.39%
2021	23	−1.59%

Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 2021

References

^ "Vilkaviškio rajone rastas ir sunaikintas karo laikų sprogmuo". lrt.lt. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

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[lrt-1] "Vilkaviškio rajone rastas ir sunaikintas karo laikų sprogmuo". lrt.lt. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

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