Taučiūnai

55°16′59″N 24°03′11″E / 55.28306°N 24.05306°E / 55.28306; 24.05306Country LithuaniaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipVilainiai EldershipPopulation • Total60Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Taučiūnai (formerly Russian: Тавчуны, Polish: Tauczuny, Tawczuny)^[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 60 people.^[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Aristava, close to the A8 highway, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir. There is a monument for the first Lithuanian volunteer soldier Povilas Lukšys, who died near Taučiūnai in 1919.^[3]

History

Taučiūnai has been known since 1375. There was a manor till the mid-20th century.^[4] The Taučiūnai folwark belonged to the Medekšos and the Vyšniauskai families.^[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 109 —     1923 166 +2.02% 1959 182 +0.26% 1970 192 +0.49% 1979 156 −2.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1987 137 −1.61% 1989 112 −9.58% 2001 99 −1.02% 2011 60 −4.88%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

Bibliography

• Mockienė, Jurgita (24 January 2023) [2018]. "Povilas Lukšys". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. Retrieved 19 March 2023.