Å ilai is a village in
Jonava district municipality, in
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania
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, in central
Lithuania
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. According to the 2011 Lithuania census, the village has a population of 347 people. Administrative centre of
Å ilai Eldership
Šilai Eldership ( lt, Šilų seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in an eastern part of Jonava District Municipality. As of 2020, administrative centre and largest settlement within eldership was Šilai.
Geography
* Rivers: Lokys;
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.
Famous villagers
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Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis
Szymon Marcin Kossakowski ( lt, Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis; 1741 in Šilai, Jonava – 1794) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic), and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. In 1793, he became the last Grand Hetman of Lith ...
,
Polish-Lithuanian nobleman (
szlachcic
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), and one of the leaders of the
Targowica Confederation.
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Juozapas Kazimieras Kosakovskis,
bishop of Livonia
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Re-established afte ...
from 1781, political activist, writer, and supporter of
Russian Empire.
References
Villages in Jonava District Municipality
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