Bakainiai (formerly pl, Bakajnie,
russian: Бакайни) is a village in
Kėdainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to ...
, in
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazon ...
, in central
Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 62 people.
[ It is located 1 km from ]Surviliškis
Surviliškis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, 18 km from Kėdainiai, on the right bank of the Nevėžis river. In 2011 it had a population of 351. There are wooden Catholic church of Jesus (built in 1791), wooden chapel ...
, by the Liaudė
The Liaudė is a river in central Lithuania, flowing through Kėdainiai district municipality, Radviliškis district municipality and Panevėžys district municipality. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is the right tributary of the Nevė� ...
river. There is hillfort in Bakainiai, on the bank of the Liaudė.
History
Bakainiai castle was mentioned in 1731
Events
January–March
* January 8 – An avalanche from the Skafjell mountain causes a massive wave in the Storfjorden fjord in Norway that sinks all boats that happen to be in the water at the time and kills people on both sh ...
, by Teutonic Order
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...
. At the 18th century there was a well fortified Swedish war camp on the hillfort.
Demography
Images
Bakainiai001.JPG, Bakainiai hillfort
Bakainiai (formerly pl, Bakajnie, russian: Бакайни) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 62 people. It is located 1 km from S ...
Bakainiu piliakalnis is pietvakariu puses.jpg, Bakainiai hillfort
Bakainiai1.JPG, Bakainiai farms
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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