Barkūniškis (formerly ''Bartkūniškis'', pl, Bartkuniszki,
russian: Барткунишки) is a village in
KÄ—dainiai district municipality, in
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazon ...
, 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
Ažytėnai (formerly pl, Ożytany, russian: Ожетаны, Ожитаны) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 239 people. It is l ...
, 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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