Krakės is a village in Kėdainiai 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 32 people. It is located all around

Krakės 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 ...

town, scattered by the roads from Krakės to Bokštai, Kėdainiai and

Grinkiškis Grinkiškis ( pl, Grynkiszki, yi, גרינקישאָק, ''Grinkishok'') is a town in the Radviliškis District Municipality in Šiauliai County, Lithuania. It is situated on the Šušvė River. It is the seat of an eldership. According to the 2 ...

. At the eastern side, nearby the

Krakės-Dotnuva Forest The Krakės-Dotnuva Forest ( lt, Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located 1.5 km from Krakės and 4 km from Dotnuva. It covers 32.8 km2 area. The rivers Jaugila, Smilgaitis, Tranys, ...

there is old Jewish cemetery of the Krakės Jews. At the beginning of the 20th century there was Žydkapiai ('Jewish graves', russian: Жидкапе) village nearby

town.

Demography

left, 250px, Jewish cemetery of Krakės

References

Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub