Lančiūnava
Lančiūnava | |
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Village | |
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  Lančiūnava Location in Lithuania  Lančiūnava Lančiūnava (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°20′49″N 24°09′11″E / 55.34694°N 24.15306°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Vilainiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 503 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lančiūnava (formerly Russian: Ланчуново, Polish: Łączynów, Łonczynów, Łanczanów, Łanczunowo)[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 503 people.[2] It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the A8 highway, surrounded by the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest. There is a school, a vocational school, a kinder garden, a library, a forestry, a former manor palace with a park, a Catholic church of St. Casimir (built in 1880).
History
The Lančiūnava manor and village has been known since 1587. The manor was a property of the Kognowicki family of Italian descent. At the beginning of the 20th a nobleman Stanisław Kognowicki rebuilt the palace. The Kognowickis were known for cruel oppression of serfs.[3]
During the Soviet era Lančiūnava developed as a sovkhoz with an agriculture and technology school (opened in 1940).[4]
Demography
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Images
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Lančiūnava church -
Lančiūnava vocational school (former agriculture school) -
Lančiūnava entrance -
Lančiūnava sacred stone with engraved flat-bottomed bowl
References
- ^ "Łanczanów". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 5. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1884. p. 583.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Kviklys, Bronius (1965). "Lančiūnava". Mūsų Lietuva (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. p. 452.
- ^ "Lančiūnava". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 474.