Lažai

Lažai ('corvées', formerly Polish: Łoże,[1] Russian: Ложи, Ложе) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 58 people.[2] It is located 5 km from Surviliškis, by the river Liaudė, nearby Sosiai forest. There is a former school.

Lažai
Village
Lažai
Location in Lithuania
Lažai
Lažai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°28′52″N 23°58′19″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipSurviliškis Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total58
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902238—    
1923213−0.53%
1959171−0.61%
1970132−2.33%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979144+0.97%
198998−3.78%
200180−1.68%
201158−3.16%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images
  • A homestead by the road to Užupė
  • An old Aukštaitian gryčia in Lažai
  • A former school

References
  1. "Łoże". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 277.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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