Šmotiškiai (formerly Russian: Шматышки) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 47 people.[1] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Krakės, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Pajieslys, on the Krakės-Josvainiai road.
Šmotiškiai | |
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Village | |
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  Šmotiškiai Location in Lithuania  Šmotiškiai Šmotiškiai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°19′41″N 23°41′20″E / 55.32806°N 23.68889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History edit
The first mention of Šmotiškiai comes from 1593. At that time it had 13 voloks of agriculture land and 15 voloks of forest land. At the 18th century it was a royal village.[2]
Demography edit
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Images edit
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Traditional Aukštaitian house in Šmotiškiai -
The main street
References edit
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Šmotiškiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 215.