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Taučiūnai
Village
TaučiūnaiLocation in LithuaniaShow map of Kėdainiai District MunicipalityTaučiūnaiTaučiūnai (Lithuania)Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°16′59″N 24°03′11″E / 55.28306°N 24.05306°E / 55.28306; 24.05306
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Vilainiai Eldership
Population
• Total	60
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Taučiūnai (formerly Russian: Тавчуны, Polish: Tauczuny, Tawczuny) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 60 people. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Aristava, close to the A8 highway, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir. There is a monument for the first Lithuanian volunteer soldier Povilas Lukšys, who died near Taučiūnai in 1919.

History

Taučiūnai has been known since 1375. There was a manor till the mid-20th century. The Taučiūnai folwark belonged to the Medekšos and the Vyšniauskai families.

Demography

References

1. ^ "Tauczuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 654.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. Mockienė 2023.
4. "Taučiūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 277.

Bibliography

• Mockienė, Jurgita (24 January 2023) . "Povilas Lukšys". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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