Juodžiai, Kėdainiai

Juodžiai (formerly Russian: Іодзе, Polish: Jodzie)[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 62 people.[2] It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Pernarava, nearby the Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest and the Bernaupis rivulet. The Lendrynė Ornitological Sanctuary is located nearby Juodžiai.

Juodžiai
Village
Juodžiai
Location in Lithuania
Juodžiai
Juodžiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°17′20″N 23°37′59″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPernarava Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total62
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

There was Juodžiai village and folwark (a property of Benedykt Tyszkiewicz) at the end of the 19th century. There was the Crucified Jesus chapel (built in 1780).[1]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902322—    
1923126−4.37%
1959127+0.02%
1970131+0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979102−2.74%
198968−3.97%
200175+0.82%
201162−1.89%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images
  • Juodžiai from the Pernarava-Pašušvys road
  • Juodžiai homestead
  • Juodžiai homestead and the Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest
  • Lendrynė Sanctuary

References
  1. "Jodzie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 24. "Jodzie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 3. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1882. p. 592.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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