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Vilainiai Eldership
Vilainių seniūnija
Nevėžis valley nearby Apytalaukis
Nevėžis valley nearby Apytalaukis
Location of Vilainiai Eldership
Location of Vilainiai Eldership
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kėdainiai District Municipality
Administrative centre Vilainiai
Area
 • Total179 km2 (69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total3,618
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST)

Vilainiai Eldership ( Lithuanian: Vilainių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the central-northern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality.

Eldership was created in 2001, when Aristava Eldership and part of Kėdainiai City Eldership was merged. [1]

Geography

The territory of Vilainiai Eldership is located mostly in the Nevėžis Plain and the Nevėžis river valley. Relief is mostly flat, cultivated as agriculture lands. Eastern side is covered by forests.

Places of interest

  • Catholic churches in Apytalaukis, Lančiūnava and Šventybrastis
  • Manors of Lančiūnava, Apytalaukis, Stasinė
  • Manor sites in Aristavėlė and Zavišinė
  • Czesław Miłosz and Juozas Urbšys birth places in Šeteniai
  • The January Uprising rebels graves in Šventybrastis
  • Former cemetery site in Dvarčininkai
  • Povilas Lukšys death place in Taučiūnai
  • Soviet mosaic the "Tree" in Lančiūnava

Populated places

Following settlements are located in the Vilainiai Eldership (as for the 2011 census): [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trumpai apie seniūniją". Kėdainių rajono savivaldybė. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. ^ a b "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.