Sviliai
Sviliai | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 55°15′40″N 23°47′49″E / 55.26111°N 23.79694°E | |
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County | ![]() |
Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
Eldership | Josvainiai Eldership |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 134 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sviliai (formerly Russian: Свиле, Polish: Świle)[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 134 people.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Josvainiai, by the Josvainiai-Ariogala road, on the right bank of the Šušvė river. The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest is next to Sviliai.
An ancient burial place and prehistoric settlement site are located in Sviliai area.
History
[edit]The village has been known since 1575. There were 13 homesteads in 1820. There was a watermill at the beginning of the 20th century. Sviliai was a property of the Liudkevičiai at that time.[1] During the Soviet era it was a kolkhoz subsidiary settlement.[3]
Demography
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Świle". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 634.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Sviliai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 17.