Alkiškiai is a village in

Akmenė district municipality Akmenė () is a city in northern Lithuania. Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States. Nearby, a new town ...

, in

Šiauliai County Šiauliai County () is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Šiauliai. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Šiauliai County remains as a territorial a ...

, in northwest

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. The village is located near the Dabikinė River.

Geography and location

Alkiškiai lies in the territory of the

, in

, 6 kilometres northeast of

Akmenė Akmenė () is a city in northern Lithuania. Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States. Nearby, a new town ...

. The Dabikinė River flows through the village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Lithuanian census, Alkiškiai had a population of 374 people. A decade later, the

2021 Lithuanian census The 2021 Lithuania Census was the first census in Lithuania carried out electronically. Basing on the recommendations of the United Nations and the July 9, 2008 European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 763/2008 on population and housing ...

, showed a population of 269 residents, reflecting a 3.3% average annual decrease. The village covers an area of 11.44 km², resulting in a population density of approximately 23.52 people per square kilometer. The population is relatively balanced by gender, with men making up 52.4% (141 individuals) and women accounting for 47.6% (141 individuals).

Famous villagers

Jānis Buivids Jānis Buivids (Janis Buivydas) (8 September 1864 – 2 April 1937) was a general in the Latvian Army. He participated in World War I and the Russian Civil War. Biography Buivids was born in Alkiškiai, in the Kovno Governorate of the Russian ...

was a distinguished

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n army general, was born in 1864 in Alkiškiai, then part of the

Kovno Governorate Kovno Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno (Kaunas). It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Govern ...

. He began his military career in 1885 and later graduated with honors from the prestigious Nicholas General Staff Academy. During

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, Buivids held several key command positions and was promoted to the rank of major general in 1917. After the

Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution, social change in Russian Empire, Russia, starting in 1917. This period saw Russia Dissolution of the Russian Empire, abolish its mona ...

, he served briefly with Ukrainian and White Russian forces before returning to Latvia, where he played a significant role in shaping the country's military education system. Though his career spanned many countries and conflicts, his roots remained in Alkiškiai, linking the village to a notable figure in Baltic military history.

References

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