Juodžiai, Kėdainiai

Juodžiai (formerly Russian: Іодзе, Polish: Jodzie)[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 62 people.[2] It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Pernarava, nearby the Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest and the Bernaupis rivulet. The Lendrynė Ornitological Sanctuary is located nearby Juodžiai.

Juodžiai
Village
Juodžiai Location in Lithuania Juodžiai Juodžiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°17′20″N 23°37′59″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pernarava Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	62
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

There was Juodžiai village and folwark (a property of Benedykt Tyszkiewicz) at the end of the 19th century. There was the Crucified Jesus chapel (built in 1780).[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 322 —     1923 126 −4.37% 1959 127 +0.02% 1970 131 +0.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 102 −2.74% 1989 68 −3.97% 2001 75 +0.82% 2011 62 −1.89%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Juodžiai from the Pernarava-Pašušvys road
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  Juodžiai homestead
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  Juodžiai homestead and the Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest
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  Lendrynė Sanctuary

References

1. "Jodzie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 24. "Jodzie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 3. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1882. p. 592.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.