Šeteniai

Šeteniai (Šateiniai, formerly Russian: Шатейни, Polish: Szetejnie, Józefów)[1] is a village in the Kėdainiai district municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 31 people.[2] It is situated 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis River, next to the "Vilainiai-Šventybrastis-Krekenava" road.

Šeteniai
Czesław Miłosz Cultural Center
Šeteniai
Location of Šeteniai
Šeteniai
Šeteniai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°23′41″N 24°01′58″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipVilainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total31
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šeteniai is the birthplace of Polish poet Czesław Miłosz. There is an exhibition dedicated to Miłosz, the Czesław Miłosz Cultural Center, founded on June 12 1999. The center is located in the former barn of the manor where Miłosz was born. The center is used for cultural activities, conferences, and meetings. It is surrounded by a park showcasing wood carvings by international artists.

History

Once there was the Šeteniai Manor.[3] At the end of the 19th century there were 2 folwarks in Šeteniai, one was a property of the Siručiai (the Sirutiškis manor), another was a property of the Kognovickiai (the Lančiūnava manor).[1]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902222—    
1923221−0.02%
1959129−1.48%
197075−4.81%
197940−6.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
198739−0.32%
198940+1.27%
200135−1.11%
201131−1.21%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people

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References
  1. "Józefów lub Szetejnie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 3. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1882. p. 612.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Šeteniai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 175.
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