Vilainiai (formerly russian: Вилайни, pl, Wiłajnie)
[ is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in ]Kaunas County
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, in central Lithuania
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. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1157 people.[ It is located next to the north eastern edge of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river. There is a kindergarten, a library, a sports school, a culture house, Water Management Institute of ]Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy
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History
After restructuring the Agronomy–Forestry Department at t ...
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History
Vilainiai has been known since 1744
Events
January–March
* January 6 – The Royal Navy ship ''Bacchus'' engages the Spanish Navy privateer ''Begona'', and sinks it; 90 of the 120 Spanish sailors die, but 30 of the crew are rescued.
* January 24 – The Dag ...
. There was a manor and a watermill till the mid-20th century.[ It developed largely during the Soviet era as a settlement of Land Improvement Institute.][
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Demography
Images
Vilainiai, ženklas.JPG, Vilainiai roadsign
Vilainiai1.JPG, Wayside cross
Vilainiai, bokštai.JPG, Water towers in Vilainiai
Seniūnija. Vilainiai.JPG, Eldership administration
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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