Deveikiškiai (formerly , ) is a village in

Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...

, in

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, in central

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. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 35 people. It is located from

Krakės Krakės (formerly ''Krakiai'' ) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Smilgaitis River. In the town, there are the Catholic church of St. Matthew the Evangelist (built in 1907), Mikalojus Katkus gymnasi ...

, from

Pajieslys Pajieslys (formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 254 people. It is located from Krakės, by the Jiesla rivulet, nearby ...

, on the Krakės-

Josvainiai Josvainiai is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10 km southwest from Kėdainiai. The town comprises the Catholic All Saints Church, a gymnasium, a post office, a public library, a st ...

road.

History

At the 16th century the village was known as ''Deveikiai'' and had 20 '' voloks'' of agriculture land. In 1912 part of the village was split into solitary homesteads (

Deveikiškėliai Deveikiškėliai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lie ...

village).

Demography

Images

Deveikiškiai001.JPG, Deveikiškiai from the north Deveikiškiai, gryčia 2.JPG, Traditional Aukštaitian house in Deveikiškiai Deveikiškiai, gryčia.JPG, Traditional Aukštaitian house in Deveikiškiai Deveikiškiai nuo gūbrio.JPG, Deveikiškiai from the Pajieslys Ridge

References

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