Labūnava

Labūnava (formerly Russian: Лабуновъ, Лабуново, Polish: Łabunów)[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 747 people.[2] It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river, by its tributary the Barupė. The Labūnava Reservoir on the Barupė is located next to the village. There is a kidergarden, a library, a school, a forestry, an agriculture cooperative, a Catholic church of the Divine, a cemetery, some relics of the former manor (two towers, hunter house).

Labūnava
Village
Labūnava Location in Lithuania Labūnava Labūnava (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°11′31″N 23°54′22″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	747
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

During the 14th century, Labūnava was under attacks from the Teutonic Knights. It was mentioned for the first time in 1364, in the chronicle of Hermann von Wartberge. The Labūnava Manor has been known since the 16th century. Labūnava has been burnt during Napoleon's campaign in 1812.

Labūnava developed greatly during the Soviet era. It became a center of the "Eastern Dawn" kolkhoz. This kolkhoz was one of the leading ones in all Lithuanian SSR. Labūnava settlement was awarded at the USSR People's Achievements' Exposition in 1978.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1867 60 —     1902 65 +0.23% 1923 175 +4.83% 1959 36 −4.30% 1970 193 +16.49% 1979 734 +16.00%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1985 847 +2.42% 1989 882 +1.02% 2001 939 +0.52% 2006 915 −0.52% 2011 747 −3.98%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people

• Etela Karpickienė (born in 1966), economist, the Seimas member (2006–2008).
• Vaclovas Daujotas-Labunauskis, 16th-17th century Samogitian poet.
• Danas Sodaitis (born in 1989), handicapped athlete, European vice-champion.

Images

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  Labūnava Manor tower
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  Barupė street
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  Labūnava Church
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  Vytautas monument in the Labūnava cemetery

References

1. "Łabunów". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 5. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1884. p. 564.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Labūnava". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 463.