Saviečiai

Saviečiai (formerly Russian: Савечаны, Polish: Saweczany, Sawieczany)[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 141 people.[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river, alongside the A8 highway. There is a cemetery.

Saviečiai
Village
Saviečiai Location in Lithuania Saviečiai Saviečiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°10′19″N 24°00′22″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	141
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In the beginning of the 20th century Saviečiai was an okolica.[1]

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

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1798 29 —     1902 188 +1.81% 1923 213 +0.60% 1959 210 −0.04% 1970 170 −1.90%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 269 +5.23% 1986 197 −4.35% 1989 180 −2.96% 2001 187 +0.32% 2011 141 −2.78%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

1. "Saweczany". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 574.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Saviečiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 636.