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Vilainiai

Vilainiai (formerly Russian: Вилайни, Polish: Wiłajnie)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1157 people.[2] It is located next to the north eastern edge of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river. There is a kindergarten, a library, a sports school, a culture house, Water Management Institute of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy.

History

Vilainiai has been known since 1744. There was a manor and a watermill till the mid-20th century.[1] It developed largely during the Soviet era as a settlement of Land Improvement Institute.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
185925—    
190279+2.71%
1923132+2.47%
1959239+1.66%
1970565+8.14%
19791,414+10.73%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19871,691+2.26%
19891,895+5.86%
20011,490−1.98%
20111,330−1.13%
20211,157−1.38%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011, 2021

Images

  • Vilainiai roadsign
    Vilainiai roadsign
  • Wayside cross
    Wayside cross
  • Water towers in Vilainiai
    Water towers in Vilainiai
  • Eldership administration
    Eldership administration

References

  1. ^ a b "Wiłajnie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 13. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1893. p. 535.
  2. ^ "2021 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Vilainiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 516.