Medekšiai
Medekšiai (formerly Russian: Медекши, Polish: Medeksze)[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 184 people.[2] It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the Šerkšnys river, alongside the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) road. A phosphogypsum waste dump of "Lifosa" fertilizer factory is located next to Medekšiai.
Medekšiai | |
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Village | |
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  Medekšiai Location in Lithuania  Medekšiai Medekšiai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°14′10″N 23°59′49″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pelėdnagiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 184 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Medekšiai has been known since the 15th century. King Jogaila presented the village to a certain Proszczy whose nickname was Medekša. Pranciškus Medekša, a judge of Kovensky Uyezd, had been native of this family. In the end of the 19th century Medekšiai was a property of the Geištarai. Činkiai village and Slabadėlė folwark belonged to the Medekšiai Manor.[1]
During the Soviet era, Medekšiai was a subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]
Demography
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Images
Medekšiai from Nociūnai side
A monument to the forefathers of poet Justinas Marcinkevičius
"Lifosa" phosphogypsum "mountains"
References
- "Medeksze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 6. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1885. p. 225.
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- "Medekšiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 32.