Angiriai

Angiriai or Angeriai (meaning 'a place on woods', formerly Russian: Онгиры, Polish: Ongiry) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 153 people.^[1] It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Josvainiai, on the left bank of the Šušvė river, by the dam of the Angiriai Reservoir, near the Josvainiai Forest.

Angiriai
Village
Angiriai Location in Lithuania Show map of Kėdainiai District Municipality Angiriai Angiriai (Lithuania) Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°16′59″N 23°45′00″E / 55.28306°N 23.75000°E / 55.28306; 23.75000
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Josvainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	153
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

An ancient stone axe has been found in Angiriai.^[2] At the beginning of the 20th century there was Angiriai manor and okolica.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 183 —     1923 241 +1.32% 1959 193 −0.62% 1970 196 +0.14% 1979 302 +4.92%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1984 241 −4.41% 1989 197 −3.95% 2001 204 +0.29% 2011 153 −2.84%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  A blockhouse and memorial stone for the villages of Angiriai surroundings
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  A roofed pole with the image of St. Mary near Angiriai

References

1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
2. "Angiriai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. pp. 65–66.
3. "Ongiry". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 410.