Taučiūnai (formerly russian: Тавчуны, pl, Tauczuny, Tawczuny)
[ is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, 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 60 people.[ It is located from ]Aristava
Aristava (formerly ''Lukšiakaimis'', russian: Орвистово, Лукшакаймис, pl, Orwistów) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a pop ...
, close to the A8 highway, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir
The Juodkiškiai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located east from Kėdainiai, next to Taučiūnai village. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Obelis river had been built next t ...
. There is a monument for the first Lithuanian volunteer soldier Povilas Lukšys, who died near Taučiūnai in 1919.
History
Taučiūnai has been known since 1375
Year 1375 ( MCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* April 14 – The Mamluks from Egypt complete their conquest of the Armenian Kingdo ...
. There was a manor till the mid-20th century.[ The Taučiūnai '' folwark'' belonged to the Medekšos and the Vyšniauskai families.][
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Demography
left, 200px, Monument for Povilas Lukšys
References
Bibliography
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Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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