Gelnai

Gelnai (formerly Russian: Гельны, Polish: Giełny)[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 47 people.[2] It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river and its tributary the Klampis, next to the A8 highway, nearby the Labūnava Forest.

Gelnai
Village
Gelnai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Gelnai
Gelnai
Location in Lithuania
Gelnai is located in Lithuania
Gelnai
Gelnai
Gelnai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°08′31″N 23°58′41″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPelėdnagiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total47
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

There is an agroservice, a wayside chapel (cultural heritage object),[3] a cemetery and many wooden sculptures made by local wood carver.

History

In the beginning of the 20th century, there was Gelnai village and zaścianek in Babtai volost.[1]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902162—    
1923267+2.41%
1959237−0.33%
1970177−2.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979147−2.04%
198994−4.37%
200177−1.65%
201147−4.82%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people

Images
  • Gelnai chapel
    Gelnai chapel
  • Wooden sculptures
    Wooden sculptures
  • Gelnai from A8 road
    Gelnai from A8 road
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery

References
  1. "Giełny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 496.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Gelnų koplytėlė". Lietuvos Respublikos kultūros vertybių registras. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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