Nociūnai (formerly Russian: Нацуны, Polish: Nacuny)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had 304 residents.[2] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the Barupė river, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) road and A8 highway. The village contains a library, a community center, a former school, a cemetery, and an ancient burial site.
Nociūnai | |
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Village | |
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  Nociūnai Location in Lithuania  Nociūnai Nociūnai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 24°02′20″E / 55.21889°N 24.03889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pelėdnagiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 304 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editThe Nociūnai Manor was a property of the Šiukštos family in the 19th century. There was a wooden familial tomb-chapel, built in 1805.[1]
During the Soviet era, Nociūnai was a center of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]
Demography
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Images
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Nociūnai cemetery -
A8 highway next to Nociūnai -
Nociūnai village looking from the road
References
edit- ^ a b "Nacuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). p. 852.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Nociūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 215.