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Gudžiūnai

Coordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°46′20″E / 55.50833°N 23.77222°E / 55.50833; 23.77222
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Gudžiūnai
Town
Gudžiūnai church
Gudžiūnai church
Coat of arms of Gudžiūnai
Gudžiūnai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Gudžiūnai
Gudžiūnai
Location of Gudžiūnai
Gudžiūnai is located in Lithuania
Gudžiūnai
Gudžiūnai
Gudžiūnai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°46′20″E / 55.50833°N 23.77222°E / 55.50833; 23.77222
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipGudžiūnai Eldership
Capital ofGudžiūnai eldership
First mentioned1653
Population
 (2011)
 • Total491
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gudžiūnai (formerly Polish: Gudziuny, Russian: Гудзюны) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Dotnuvėlė River. The town has a Catholic Sacred Heart church, a secondary school, and a post office. There is also a train station (Gudžiūnai GS) just outside the town.

History

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The name Gudžiūnai has been in use since at least 1653. The first church was built in 1812, and the current church was built in 1911. At the end of the 19th century Gudžiūnai became a town and from 1919 it was a volost center. During the Soviet era Gudžiūnai was a kolkhoz center.[1]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1820330—    
1897688+0.96%
1902675−0.38%
1923762+0.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939932+1.27%
1959752−1.07%
1970507−3.52%
1977810+6.92%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979893+5.00%
1985756−2.74%
1989719−1.25%
2001656−0.76%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2011491−2.86%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
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References

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  1. ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 14.