Gudžiūnai (formerly , ) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central

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. It is located on the

Dotnuvėlė The Dotnuvėlė is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Radviliškis district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 60.9 kilometres and has a basin area of 192.7 km2. Its valley is 350–500 m wide. The curr ...

River. The town has a Catholic Sacred Heart church, a secondary school, and a post office. There is also a train station ( Gudžiūnai GS) just outside the town.

History

The name Gudžiūnai has been in use since at least

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. The first church was built in 1812, and the current church was built in 1911. At the end of the 19th century Gudžiūnai became a town and from 1919 it was a ''

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'' center. During the Soviet era Gudžiūnai was a ''

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'' center.

Demography

Gallery

File:Gudžiūnai002.JPG, Tujų street File:Gudžiūnai AG1.jpg, View from helicopter File:Gudžiūnai AG3.jpg File:Gudžiūnai AG4.jpg

References

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