Vilainiai Eldership () is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the central-northern part of
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 ...
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Eldership was created in 2001, as a result of the merging of Aristava Eldership and part of
Kėdainiai City Eldership
Kėdainiai City Eldership () is a Lithuanian Elderships of Lithuania, eldership, located in a central part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. It covers the city of Kėdainiai, which is its administrative seat, and surrounding areas.
History
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Geography
The territory of Vilainiai Eldership is located mostly in the
Nevėžis Plain
file:SurviliskioSen001.JPG, 240px, The Nevėžis Plain near Urbeliai village in Kėdainiai District Municipality
The Nevėžis Plain () is a plain (lowland) in central Lithuania, and makes a part of the Central Lithuanian Plain. Its northern limi ...
and the Nevėžis river valley. The relief is mostly flat and cultivated as agriculture lands. The eastern side is covered by forests.
* Rivers:
Nevėžis
The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.Malčius,
Obelis
The Obelis is a river in the Ukmergė district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality in central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis into which it flows near Kėdainiai.
The river ...
*Catholic churches in Apytalaukis, Lančiūnava and Šventybrastis
*Manors of Lančiūnava, Apytalaukis, Stasinė
*Manor sites in Aristavėlė and Zavišinė
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Czesław Miłosz
Czesław Miłosz ( , , ; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish Americans, Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. He primarily wrote his poetry in Polish language, Polish. Regarded as one of the great poets of the ...
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
Vilainiai
Vilainiai (formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1157 people. It is located next to the north eastern edge of Kėdainiai, ...