Lenčiai, Kėdainiai

55°27′11″N 23°36′29″E / 55.45306°N 23.60806°E / 55.45306; 23.60806Country LithuaniaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipKrakės EldershipPopulation • Total18Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lenčiai (formerly Russian: Ленчи, Polish: Lencze)^[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 18 people.^[2] It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Ažytėnai village, by the Ažytė river.

History

Lenčiai village is known since 1578. A big battle between the January Uprising resurgents and Tsarist army occurred here on 1 April 1863.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1820 106 —     1902 324 +1.37% 1923 214 −1.96% 1959 237 +0.28% 1970 134 −5.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 52 −9.98% 1985 35 −6.39% 1989 44 +5.89% 2001 35 −1.89% 2011 18 −6.43%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people

• Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai;
• Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.

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