Barkūniškis (formerly ''Bartkūniškis'', pl, Bartkuniszki,
russian: Барткунишки) is a village in
KÄ—dainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to th ...
, in
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania
The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties ( Lithuanian: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are ...
, in central
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 55 people.
[ It is located from ]KrakÄ—s
Krakės (formerly ''Krakiai'', pl, Kroki, russian: link=no, Кроки) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Smilgaitis River. In the town, there are Catholic church of St. Matthew the Evangelist (bui ...
, from Ažytėnai, on the left bank of the Šušvė
Šušvė is a river in central Lithuania, a right (the longest) tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins in Kelmė district municipality, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The river passes through Tytuvėnai and Sulinkiai Marshes ...
river. There is a former watermill, which was a part of Barkūniškis manor (it belonged to the Kušleikos, later to the Jacunskai families).
Demography
Images
Image:Barkūniškis 1.JPG, Barkūniškis from the Krakės side
Image:Barkūniškis 3.JPG, Former watermill
Image:Šušvė Barkūniškyje.JPG, Šušvė in Bartkūniškis
References
Villages in Kaunas County
KÄ—dainiai District Municipality
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