Bakainiai

Bakainiai (formerly Polish: Bakajnie,[1] Russian: Бакайни) 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 1 km from Surviliškis, by the Liaudė river. There is hillfort in Bakainiai, on the bank of the Liaudė.

Bakainiai
Village
Bakainiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Bakainiai
Bakainiai
Location in Lithuania
Bakainiai is located in Lithuania
Bakainiai
Bakainiai
Bakainiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°27′22″N 24°01′30″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipSurviliškis Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total62
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Bakainiai castle was mentioned in 1731, by Teutonic Order. At the 18th century there was a well fortified Swedish war camp on the hillfort.[3]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190277—    
1923210+4.89%
1959214+0.05%
1970151−3.12%
1979142−0.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1984128−2.05%
198981−8.75%
200194+1.25%
201162−4.08%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images
  • Bakainiai hillfort
    Bakainiai hillfort
  • Bakainiai hillfort
    Bakainiai hillfort
  • Bakainiai farms
    Bakainiai farms

References
  1. "Bakajnie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 69.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 166.
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