Galkantai

Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania

Galkantai

Village

Galkantai

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Galkantai

Galkantai (Lithuania)

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Coordinates: 55°20′53″N 24°00′04″E﻿ / ﻿55.34806°N 24.00111°E﻿ / 55.34806; 24.00111
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)

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".

## History[edit]

Galkantai 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[edit]

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1902| 70| —
1923| 89| +1.15%
1959| 56| −1.28%
1970| 47| −1.58%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1979| 33| −3.85%
1989| 29| −1.28%
2001| 25| −1.23%
2011| 12| −7.08%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. ^ Jucevičius, Jonas (2011). Kėdainių krašto architektūra (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Spaudvita. p. 336\. ISBN 978-9955-637-69-1.

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Villages|

* Alksnėnai
* Apytalaukis
* Aristava
* Aristavėlė
* Bajėniškis
* Baliniai
* Bičkai
* Bubleliai
* Bubliai
* Bučioniai
* Būdai
* Daukainiai
* Dilgiai
* Dvarčininkai
* Džiugailiai
* Galkantai
* Gineitai
* Girelė
* Grąžčiai
* Katkai
* Kėžiai
* Koliupė
* Kūjėnai
* Laiveliai
* Lančiūnava
* Lepšynė
* Marijanka
* Medvėdai
* Melagiai
* Melninkai
* Milžemiai
* Norušiai
* Peiksva
* Pliupai
* Puplaukiai
* Repengiai
* Rudžiai
* Skerdikai
* Stasinė
* Stebuliai
* Stuobriai
* Šeteniai
* Šlaitkalnis
* Šventybrastis
* Taučiūnai
* Tiskūnai
* Užlukiai
* Užmiškis
* Valkaičiai
* Vasariškiai
* Vilainiai
* Zavišinė
* Zutkiai

Hamlets|

* Antapolis
* Gegužinė
* Juodkiškiai
* Ledai
* Pagojys
* Pušinė

Former settlements|

* Pracauninkai

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