Gelnai
Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
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Gelnai (formerly Russian: Гельны, Polish: Giełny)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 47 people.[2] It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river and its tributary the Klampis, next to the A8 highway, nearby the Labūnava Forest.
Gelnai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 55°08′31″N 23°58′41″E | |
| Country | |
| County | |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pelėdnagiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 47 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
There is an agroservice, a wayside chapel (cultural heritage object),[3] a cemetery and many wooden sculptures made by local wood carver.
History
Demography
Notable people
- Bronius Vyšniauskas (1923–2015), Lithuanian sculptor.