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Gudžiūnai Eldership
Gudžiūnai Eldership ( lt, Gudžiūnų seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the northern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. Eldership was created from the Gudžiūnai ''selsovet'' in 1993. Geography All the territory is in the Central Lithuanian plain. There is the highest point (113 m) of the Kėdainiai District Municipality in Gudžiūnai Eldership. * Rivers: Dotnuvėlė, Liaudė, Nykis; * Lakes and ponds: Mantviliškis pond; * Forests: Gudžiūnai forest, Sosiai forest; * Protected areas: Paberžė landscape sanctuary; * Nature monuments: Nykis elm tree. Populated places Following settlements are located in the Gudžiūnai Eldership (as for 2011 census): *Towns: Gudžiūnai *Villages: Alksnėnai · Antanava · Antušava · Balsiai · Danilava · Devynduoniai · Draustiniai · Gasčiūnai · Graužiai · Gudžiūnai · Jaunakaimis · Jokūbaičiai · Margininkai · Marimpolis · Miegėnai · Mlodzinava · Paberžė · Padruskaln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elderships Of Lithuania
A ''seniūnija'' (in English: eldership, elderate, ward, parish, or subdistrict) is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania. An eldership may comprise a very small region consisting of few villages, one single town, or a part of a big city. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their location and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality. Šilainiai (Kaunas) and Dainava (Kaunas) are the most populous elderates, with population counts over , exceeding the population of some entire municipalities. Elderships manage small-scale local matters, such as repairing pavements and dirt roads, and keep records on all families living in the eldership. The premise of the concept is that - unlike in higher administrative divisions - an elder (the leader of the eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Modern Lithuania is divided into 10 counties, 60 municipalities, and 546 elderships. Elderships function as municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
