Miegėnai
Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
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Miegėnai (formerly Russian: Мегяны, Polish: Miegiany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 341 people.[1] It is located 9 km from Gudžiūnai, by the Nykis river. There are library, farm cooperative, former school, former windmill and post office in Miegėnai.
Miegėnai | |
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Village | |
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  Miegėnai Location in Lithuania  Miegėnai Miegėnai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°29′49″N 23°54′40″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Gudžiūnai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 341 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Miegėnai (as Megene) is included to the list of devastated Lithuanian villages by Teutonic Order in 1372. During Soviet era Miegėnai was "Nemunas" kolkhoz center.[2]
Demography
Gallery
A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai
A cross
Former windmill
A roofed pole in Miegėnai
