Galkantai (formerly Russian: Гольконты, Polish: Golkonty)[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 12 people.[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Tiskūnai, between the Nevėžis river and the road "Vilainiai-Krekenava".
Galkantai | |
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Village | |
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  Galkantai Location in Lithuania  Galkantai Galkantai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°20′53″N 24°00′04″E / 55.34806°N 24.00111°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Vilainiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editGalkantai has been known since the 17th century.[3] At the end of the 19th century it was a property of the Wejsberg, Ławrynowycz and Pietrusiewicz families in the former Sirutiškis manor property.[1]
Demography
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References
edit- ^ a b "Golkonty". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 513. "Golkonty". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1881. p. 658.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Jucevičius, Jonas (2011). Kėdainių krašto architektūra (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Spaudvita. p. 336. ISBN 978-9955-637-69-1.