Plinkaigalis

Plinkaigalis (formerly Russian: Плинтагола, Polish: Plintagoła)[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 319 people.[2] It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Krakės, along the Krakės-Betygala road, on the right bank of the Šušvė river, on the shore of the Plinkaigalis Lake.

Plinkaigalis
Village
Plinkaigalis Location in Lithuania Plinkaigalis Plinkaigalis (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°24′50″N 23°39′40″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Krakės Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	319
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

There is the Plinkaigalis hillfort on the confluence of the Šušvė and Žiedupė. Also an ancient burial place with rich grave goods had been found nearby.

History

Plinkaigalis village is known since 1595. In 1632 eleven families lived here and six in 1662. During the 18th century the village once had been deserted but later repopulated as the Krakės manor settlement. During the Soviet era it was a kolkhoz center.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 63 —     1923 91 +1.77% 1959 70 −0.73% 1970 156 +7.56% 1979 159 +0.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 216 +4.47% 1989 303 +11.94% 2001 384 +1.99% 2011 319 −1.84%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Plinkaigalis from the Krakės-Betygala road
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  Plinkaigalis hillfort

References

1. "Plintagoła". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 458.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Plinkaigalis". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 398.