Lančiūnava

55°20′49″N 24°09′11″E / 55.34694°N 24.15306°E / 55.34694; 24.15306Country LithuaniaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipVilainiai EldershipPopulation • Total503Time zoneUTC+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 kindergarten, a library, a former manor with a park, and the Catholic church of St. Casimir (built in 1880).

History

The Lančiūnava manor and village have been known since 1587. The manor was the property of the Kognowicki family, who were of Italian descent. At the beginning of the 20th century, 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 163 —     1923 172 +0.26% 1959 303 +1.59% 1966 526 +8.20% 1970 732 +8.61% 1978 937 +3.13%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 514 −45.14% 1985 920 +10.19% 1989 918 −0.05% 2001 655 −2.77% 2006 635 −0.62% 2011 503 −4.55%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Lančiūnava church
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  Lančiūnava vocational school (former agriculture school)
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  Lančiūnava entrance
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  Lančiūnava sacred stone with engraved flat-bottomed bowl

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