Medekšiai

Medekšiai (formerly Russian: Медекши, Polish: Medeksze)[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 184 people.[2] It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the Šerkšnys river, alongside the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) road. A phosphogypsum waste dump of "Lifosa" fertilizer factory is located next to Medekšiai.

Medekšiai
Village
Medekšiai Location in Lithuania Medekšiai Medekšiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°14′10″N 23°59′49″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	184
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Medekšiai has been known since the 15th century. King Jogaila presented the village to a certain Proszczy who's nickname was Medekša. Pranciškus Medekša, a judge of Kovensky Uyezd, had been native of this family. In the end of the 19th century Medekšiai was a property of the Geištarai. Činkiai village and Slabadėlė folwark belonged to the Medekšiai Manor.[1]

During the Soviet era, Medekšiai was a subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 99 —     1923 111 +0.55% 1959 277 +2.57% 1970 313 +1.12% 1979 295 −0.66%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 245 −2.62% 1989 225 −2.80% 2001 202 −0.89% 2011 184 −0.93%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

• 
  Medekšiai from Nociūnai side
• 
  A monument to the forefathers of poet Justinas Marcinkevičius
• 
  "Lifosa" phosphogypsum "mountains"

References

1. "Medeksze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 6. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1885. p. 225.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Medekšiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 32.