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
Location in Lithuania
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 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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