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Angiriai

Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
Angiriai
Village
Location in Lithuania
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Coordinates: 55°16′59′′N 23°45′00′′E / 55.28306°N 23.75000°E / 55.28306; 23.75000
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership Josvainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
153
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Angiriai or Angeriai (meaning 'a place on woods', formerly Russian: Онгиры, Polish: Ongiry) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 153 people.[1] It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Josvainiai, on the left bank of the Šušvė river, by the dam of the Angiriai Reservoir, near the Josvainiai Forest.

History

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An ancient stone axe has been found in Angiriai.[2] At the beginning of the 20th century there was Angiriai manor and okolica .[3]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902183—    
1923241+1.32%
1959193−0.62%
1970196+0.14%
1979302+4.92%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1984241−4.41%
1989197−3.95%
2001204+0.29%
2011153−2.84%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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References

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  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Angiriai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. pp. 65–66.
  3. ^ "Ongiry". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 410.

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