Gelnai

Gelnai (formerly Russian: Гельны, Polish: Giełny)[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 47 people.[2] It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river and its tributary the Klampis, next to the A8 highway, nearby the Labūnava Forest.

Gelnai
Village
Gelnai Location in Lithuania Gelnai Gelnai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°08′31″N 23°58′41″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	47
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

There is an agroservice, a wayside chapel (cultural heritage object),[3] a cemetery and many wooden sculptures made by local wood carver.

History

In the beginning of the 20th century, there was Gelnai village and zaścianek in Babtai volost.[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 162 —     1923 267 +2.41% 1959 237 −0.33% 1970 177 −2.62%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 147 −2.04% 1989 94 −4.37% 2001 77 −1.65% 2011 47 −4.82%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people

• Bronius Vyšniauskas (1923–2015), Lithuanian sculptor.

Images

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  Gelnai chapel
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  Wooden sculptures
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  Gelnai from A8 road
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  Cemetery

References

1. "Giełny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 496.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Gelnų koplytėlė". Lietuvos Respublikos kultūros vertybių registras. Retrieved 2020-12-31.