Nociūnai

Nociūnai (formerly Russian: Нацуны, Polish: Nacuny)[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 304 people.[2] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the Barupė river, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) road and A8 highway. There is a library, a community center, a former school, a cemetery, an ancient burial site.

Nociūnai
Village
Nociūnai Location in Lithuania Nociūnai Nociūnai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 24°02′20″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	304
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The Nociūnai Manor was a property of the Šiukštos family in the 19th century. There was a wooden familial tomb-chapel, built in 1805.[1]

During the Soviet era, Nociūnai was a center of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 142 —     1923 238 +2.49% 1959 207 −0.39% 1970 196 −0.50% 1979 266 +3.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 361 +4.46% 1989 377 +1.46% 2001 393 +0.35% 2011 304 −2.54%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Nociūnai cemetery
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  A8 highway next to Nociūnai
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  Nociūnai village looking from the road

References

1. "Nacuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish).  p. 852.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Nociūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 215.