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
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Surviliškis Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	62
Time zone	UTC+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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 77 —     1923 210 +4.89% 1959 214 +0.05% 1970 151 −3.12% 1979 142 −0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1984 128 −2.05% 1989 81 −8.75% 2001 94 +1.25% 2011 62 −4.08%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Bakainiai hillfort
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  Bakainiai hillfort
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  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). 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 166.