Gudžiūnai

Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania

55°30′30″N 23°46′20″E / 55.50833°N 23.77222°E / 55.50833; 23.77222Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionAukštaitijaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipGudžiūnai EldershipCapital ofGudžiūnai eldershipFirst mentioned1653Population • Total491Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gudžiūnai (formerly Polish: Gudziuny, Russian: Гудзюны) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Dotnuvėlė River. The town has a Catholic Sacred Heart church, a secondary school, and a post office. There is also a train station (Gudžiūnai GS) just outside the town.

History

The name Gudžiūnai has been in use since at least 1653. The first church was built in 1812, and the current church was built in 1911. At the end of the 19th century Gudžiūnai became a town and from 1919 it was a volost center. During the Soviet era Gudžiūnai was a kolkhoz center.^[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1820 330 —     1897 688 +0.96% 1902 675 −0.38% 1923 762 +0.58%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1939 932 +1.27% 1959 752 −1.07% 1970 507 −3.52% 1977 810 +6.92%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 893 +5.00% 1985 756 −2.74% 1989 719 −1.25% 2001 656 −0.76%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2011 491 −2.86%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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  Tujų street
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  View from helicopter
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