Vosbučiai (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 had a population of 8 people. It is located 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 right bank of the

Šušvė Šušvė () is a river in central Lithuania, a right (the longest) tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins in Kelmė district municipality, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The 134.6 km (83.6 mi) long river passes through Tytuv ...

river, by its tributary the Pečupė mouth. There are the Vosbučiai hillfort and the Vosbučiai outcrop (nature heritage object) in the village. The

Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest The Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest () is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality and Raseiniai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located to the north east from Ariogala. Covering an area of , it consists of smaller forests: Juodžiai For ...

begins west from the village. The Vocbučiai Botanical Zoological Sanctuary is located in Vosbučiai. Vosbučiai is known since

1593 Events January–March * January 25 – Siamese King Naresuan, in combat on elephant back, kills Burmese Crown Prince Mingyi Swa on Monday, Moon 2 Waning day 2, Year of the Dragon, Chulasakarat 954, reckoned as corresponding to Jan ...

. There was a ''

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 ...

'' before the Soviet era.

Demography

Images

Vosbučiai005.JPG, Former ''folwark'' building Vosbučių piliakalnis 3.jpg, Vosbučiai hillfort Vosbučiai001.JPG, Vosbučiai hillfort Vosbučių atodanga.JPG, Vosbučiai outcrop

References

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