Miegėnai (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
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 has a population of 341 people.
[ It is located 9 km from Gudžiūnai, by the Nykis river. There are library, farm cooperative, former school, former windmill and post office in Miegėnai.
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History
Miegėnai (as ''Megene'') is included to the list of devastated Lithuanian villages by Teutonic Order
The Teutonic Order is a religious order (Catholic), Catholic religious institution founded as a military order (religious society), military society in Acre, Israel, Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Sa ...
in 1372
Year 1372 ( MCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* March 12 – Saint Bridget sets out on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, staying in Cyprus until May 12. In August, she i ...
. During Soviet era Miegėnai was "Nemunas" ''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 ...
'' center.
Demography
Gallery
Miegėnai1.JPG, A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai
Miegėnai6.JPG, A cross
Miegėnai5.JPG, Former windmill
Miegėnai3.JPG, A roofed pole in Miegėnai
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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