Milvydai (''Melvidai, Milvidai'', formerly russian: Мильвиды, pl, Milwidy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in

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, in central

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. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 45 people. It is located from

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, by the Krakės-

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road, nearby the

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river sources. There are an airstrip, a milk buying post and old cemetery of the Goštautai family.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century there were Milvydai village and Milvydai estate (a property of the Goštautai).

Demography

left, 240px, Milvydai manor c. 1900

References

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