Pėdžiai

Pėdžiai (formerly Russian: Пядзи, Polish: Piadzie)[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 80 people.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Nociūnai, by the Barupė river, between the roads "Jonava-Šeduva" (KK144) and A8. There is a cemetery and a pond.

Pėdžiai
Village
Pėdžiai
Location in Lithuania
Pėdžiai
Pėdžiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°11′49″N 24°02′31″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPelėdnagiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total80
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Pėdžiai (as Pedins) has been mentioned the first time by Hermann von Wartberge in 1372, when the village was rided by the Teutonic Order. Later, it have been metioned in Die Littauischen Wegeberichte.[3]

In the beginning of the 20th century Pedžiai was an okolica (a property of the Noreikiai, Abakevičiai, Paulavičiai, Rimavičiai, Jurevičiai families).[1]

A part of Pėdžiai village was in Jonava District Municipality (Pėdžiai, Jonava).

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902372    
1923279−1.36%
1959299+0.19%
1970226−2.51%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979167−3.31%
1989107−4.35%
2001106−0.08%
201180−2.77%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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References

  1. "Piadzie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 442.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. Vėlius, Norbertas (1996). Baltų religijos ir mitologijos šaltiniai [Sources of Baltic religion and mythology] (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla. p. 421. ISBN 5-420-01487-4.
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