Gučkampis

Gučkampis (formerly Russian: Гучкомпе, Polish: Guczkompie)[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 24 people.[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Liučiūnai, on a high hill. There is an old cemetery.

Gučkampis
Village
Gučkampis Location in Lithuania Gučkampis Gučkampis (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°09′50″N 23°36′50″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pernarava Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	24
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

An ancient stone axe have been found in Gučkampis. The village have been known since 1609.[3] It was a royal village in the 18th century. At that time it belonged to the marshall of Raseiniai Jurgis Liaudanskas.

In 1950–1954 and 1963–1968 Gučkampis was a selsovet center.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1820 138 —     1902 224 +0.59% 1923 253 +0.58% 1959 202 −0.62% 1970 153 −2.49%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 71 −8.18% 1985 25 −15.97% 1989 13 −15.08% 2001 21 +4.08% 2011 24 +1.34%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

1. "Guczkompie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 544.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Gučkampis". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 11.