Juciūnai

Juciūnai (formerly Russian: Юцуны, Polish: Jucuny)[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 18 people.[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Beinaičiai, by the Vaiskulis rivulet. There is a wooden chapel (built in 1817) in the cemetery of Juciūnai, also two stogastulpis monuments are located in the village.

Juciūnai
Village
Juciūnai Location in Lithuania Juciūnai Juciūnai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 24°07′59″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	18
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Juciūnai has been known since 1604.[3] In the 19th century there was Juciūnai village and manor (later a folwark; a property of the Kulviečiai family).[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 82 —     1923 120 +1.83% 1959 117 −0.07% 1970 80 −3.40% 1979 42 −6.91%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1985 41 −0.40% 1989 38 −1.88% 2001 43 +1.04% 2011 18 −8.34%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Juciūnai chapel and belltower

References

1. "Jucuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 3. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1882. p. 619.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Juciūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 138.