Milvydai, Krakės

55°25′08″N 23°42′29″E / 55.41889°N 23.70806°E / 55.41889; 23.70806Country LithuaniaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipKrakės EldershipPopulation • Total45Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Milvydai (Melvidai, Milvidai, formerly Russian: Мильвиды, Polish: Milwidy)^[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 45 people.^[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Krakės, by the Krakės-Grinkiškis road, nearby the Smilgaitis river sources. There are an airstrip, a milk buying post and old cemetery of the Goštautai family.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century there were Milvydai village and Milvydai estate (a property of the Goštautai).^[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 144 —     1923 185 +1.20% 1959 112 −1.38% 1970 85 −2.48%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 55 −4.72% 1989 25 −7.58% 2001 48 +5.59% 2011 45 −0.64%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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