Miegėnai

Miegėnai (formerly Russian: Мегяны, Polish: Miegiany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 341 people.[1] It is located 9 km from Gudžiūnai, by the Nykis river. There are library, farm cooperative, former school, former windmill and post office in Miegėnai.

Miegėnai
Village
Miegėnai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Miegėnai
Miegėnai
Location in Lithuania
Miegėnai is located in Lithuania
Miegėnai
Miegėnai
Miegėnai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°29′49″N 23°54′40″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipGudžiūnai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total341
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Miegėnai (as Megene) is included to the list of devastated Lithuanian villages by Teutonic Order in 1372. During Soviet era Miegėnai was "Nemunas" kolkhoz center.[2]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1820146—    
1902113−0.31%
1923178+2.19%
1959198+0.30%
1970272+2.93%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979327+2.07%
1986333+0.26%
1989372+3.76%
2001388+0.35%
2011341−1.28%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
  • A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai
    A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai
  • A cross
    A cross
  • Former windmill
    Former windmill
  • A roofed pole in Miegėnai
    A roofed pole in Miegėnai

References
  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 30.
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