Pėdžiai
Pėdžiai | |
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Village | |
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  Pėdžiai Location in Lithuania  Pėdžiai Pėdžiai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°11′49″N 24°02′31″E / 55.19694°N 24.04194°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pelėdnagiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 80 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pėdžiai (formerly Russian: Пядзи, Polish: Piadzie)[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 80 people.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Nociūnai, by the Barupė river, between the roads "Jonava-Šeduva" (KK144) and A8. It covers an area of approximately 0.184 km².[3] There is a cemetery and a pond. It is well known for its rural life, with some residents pursuing cattle farming, as it is well secluded from other towns or cities. Most people access the village through its neighbouring town Nociūnai.[4]
History
[edit]Pėdžiai (as Pedins) has been mentioned the first time by Hermann von Wartberge in 1372, when the village was raided by the Teutonic Order. Later, it have been mentioned in Die Littauischen Wegeberichte.[5]
In the beginning of the 20th century Pedžiai was an okolica (a property of the Noreikiai, Abakevičiai, Paulavičiai, Rimavičiai, Jurevičiai families).[1]
A part of Pėdžiai village was in Jonava District Municipality (Pėdžiai, Jonava).
Demography
[edit]The village's population has been decreasing since 1975, with a large portion of the area's population being elderly individuals[3].
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Images
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Pėdžiai cemetery -
A pond in the village -
Pėdžiai surroundings
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Piadzie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 442.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Pėdžiai, Pelėdnagiai, Kauno Apskritis, Lithuania - Population". www.city-facts.com. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ rinkosaikste.lt, Dimitrijus KUPRIJANOVAS. "Pėdžiai: kaimo patriotų ir naujakurių kraštas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ Vėlius, Norbertas (1996). Baltų religijos ir mitologijos šaltiniai [Sources of Baltic religion and mythology] (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla. p. 421. ISBN 5-420-01487-4.