Milvydai (''Melvidai, Milvidai'', 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
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, in central Lithuania
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. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 45 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 ...
, by the Krakės-Grinkiškis
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road, nearby the Smilgaitis river sources. There are an airstrip, a milk buying post and old cemetery of the Goštautai family.
History
At the beginning of the 20th century there were Milvydai village and Milvydai estate (a property of the Goštautai).[
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Demography
left, 240px, Milvydai manor c. 1900
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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