Šmotiškiai

Šmotiškiai (formerly Russian: Шматышки) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 47 people.[1] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Krakės, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Pajieslys, on the Krakės-Josvainiai road.

Šmotiškiai
Village
Šmotiškiai Location in Lithuania Šmotiškiai Šmotiškiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°19′41″N 23°41′20″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Krakės Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	47
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The first mention of Šmotiškiai comes from 1593. At that time it had 13 voloks of agriculture land and 15 voloks of forest land. At the 18th century it was a royal village.[2]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1820 54 —     1902 170 +1.41% 1923 81 −3.47% 1959 64 −0.65% 1970 74 +1.33%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 59 −2.49% 1987 57 −0.43% 1989 54 −2.67% 2001 56 +0.30% 2011 47 −1.74%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

• 
  Traditional Aukštaitian house in Šmotiškiai
• 
  The main street

References

1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
2. "Šmotiškiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 215.