Vincentava (formerly russian: Винцентово, pl, Wincentowo)
[ is a village in ]Kėdainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to th ...
, 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 45 people.[ It is located from Skaistgiriai, by the Žvaranta river. The ]Pernarava-Šaravai Forest
The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest ( lt, Pernaravos–Šaravų miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located west from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: the Šaravai Forest, the Sv ...
is located nearby. The A1 highway goes next to Vincentava village.
History
At the end of the 19th century there were three Vincentavas: ''Vicentava'' and ''Būda Vincentava'' in Ariogala
Ariogala () is a town in central Lithuania. It is located on the Dubysa River, which flows through the town.
Population
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''volost'' and one ''Vincentava'' in Vilkija
Vilkija () ( pl, Wilki, yi, ווילקי or ''Vilki'') is a city in the Kaunas district municipality, Lithuania. It is located north-west of Kaunas city municipality, right on the north side of the river Nemunas, the most important river in L ...
''volost''. Later Vincentava manor and Vincentava ''okolica In Poland and Lithuania okolica szlachecka or akalica (in Lithuanian) is a kind of estate village (''neighbourhood of the nobility''), or a complex of several villages of the same first part of the name and different second part. In the past, it was ...
'' were mentioned.[ In 1925 Vincentava estate and '']folwark
''Folwark''; german: Vorwerk; uk, Фільварок; ''Filwarok''; be, Фальварак; ''Falwarak''; lt, Palivarkas is a Polish word for a primarily serfdom-based farm and agricultural enterprise (a type of ''latifundium''), often very ...
s'' were parcelated.[ Lietuvos Centrinis Valstybės Archyvas, fondo Nr. 1250, apyrašo 4, b. 500: Pernaravos vls. Vincentavos I-o ir II-o, Pagojo plv. ir kt. 1. Palivarkų ir Užimtinės sklypo, buvusio Tiškevičiaus B. nuosavybėje, parceliacijos planas (1:5000) 2. Pagojo palivarko su Vincentavos vienkiemio savininku Paulikaičiu St. pasikeitimo žemėmis planas (1:5000) 3. Eksplikacija.]
Demography
left, 250px, Vincentava roadsign
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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