Vaidatoniai

Vaidatoniai (formerly Polish: Wojdotany,[1] Russian: Войдатаны) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 53 people.[2] It is located 7 km from Kėdainiai, by the Kruostas river, nearby the Kalnaberžė Forest. There are a cemetery, former school in Vaidatoniai, also a hillfort next to Mociūnai village.[3]

Vaidatoniai
Village
Vaidatoniai Location in Lithuania Vaidatoniai Vaidatoniai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°22′59″N 23°57′29″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Surviliškis Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	53
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

At the end of the 19th century Vaidatoniai was a property of Dotnuva Manor.[4]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1820 160 —     1902 360 +0.99% 1923 365 +0.07% 1959 310 −0.45% 1970 213 −3.35%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 142 −4.41% 1987 95 −4.90% 1989 75 −11.15% 2001 83 +0.85% 2011 53 −4.39%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Vaidatoniai from the South
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  Vaidatoniai cemetery
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  Former school
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  Vaidatoniai hillfort

References

1. "Użupie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 12. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1892. p. 874.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 408.
4. "Wojdotany". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 13. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1893. p. 747.