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
Kaunas County
Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its Capital (political), capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazoned ...
, 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 lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 184 people. It is located from
Kėdainiai
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 ...
, by the
Šerkšnys
The Šerkšnys, or Šerkšnė, is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. The long river has a basin area of . The Šerkšnys flows into the Nevėžis, a tributary of the Neman.
The Šerkšnys begins nea ...
river, alongside the
Jonava
Jonava () is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of .
It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. It is served by Kaunas International Airport. ''Achema'', t ...
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Šeduva
Šeduva () is a town in the Radviliškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located east of Radviliškis.
Šeduva was an agricultural town dealing in cereals, flax and linseed, pigs and geese and horses, at the site of a royal estate and ...
(KK144) road. A
phosphogypsum
Phosphogypsum (PG) is the calcium sulfate hydrate formed as a by-product of the production of fertilizer, particularly phosphoric acid, from phosphate rock. It is mainly composed of gypsum (). Although gypsum is a widely used material in the cons ...
waste dump of "
Lifosa
Joint-stock company "Lifosa" is Lithuanian phosphate industry company, situated in Kėdainiai, the geographical center of Lithuania. AB "Lifosa" is one of the biggest producers of fertilizers in the Eastern Europe, exporting more than 98% of i ...
" fertilizer factory is located next to Medekšiai.
History
Medekšiai has been known since the 15th century. King Jogaila presented the village to a certain ''Proszczy'' whose nickname was ''Medekša''. Pranciškus Medekša, a judge of
Kovensky Uyezd
Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazoned as follows: ''Gules, ...
, had been native of this family. In the end of the 19th century Medekšiai was a property of the Geištarai. Činkiai village and Slabadėlė ''
folwark
''Folwark'' is a Polish word derived from the German ''Vorwerk''. A Folwark or Vorwerk is an agricultural estate or a separate branch operation of such an estate, historically a serfdom-based farm and agricultural enterprise (a type of latif ...
'' belonged to the Medekšiai Manor.
During the Soviet era, Medekšiai was a subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" ''
kolkhoz
A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...
''.
Demography
Images
Medekšiai.JPG, Medekšiai from
Nociūnai
Nociūnai (formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had 304 residents. It is located from Kėdainiai, by the Barupė river, next to the crossro ...
side
Medekšiai paminklas.JPG, A monument to the forefathers of poet
Justinas Marcinkevičius
Justinas Marcinkevičius (10 March 1930 – 16 February 2011) was a prominent Lithuanian poet and playwright.
Life and career
Marcinkevičius was born in 1930 in Važatkiemis, Prienai district municipality, Prienai District. In 1954, he gra ...
Lifosos kalnai2.JPG, "
Lifosa
Joint-stock company "Lifosa" is Lithuanian phosphate industry company, situated in Kėdainiai, the geographical center of Lithuania. AB "Lifosa" is one of the biggest producers of fertilizers in the Eastern Europe, exporting more than 98% of i ...