Galkantai

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
Village
Galkantai Location in Lithuania Galkantai Galkantai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°20′53″N 24°00′04″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

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

Historical population

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

1. "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.