Graužiai, Josvainiai

Graužiai (formerly Russian: Граужи, Polish: Grauże)^[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 24 people.^[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Kunioniai, by the Šušvė river and the Šušvė Landscape Sanctuary. The road Šingaliai-Paliepiai crosses the village.

Graužiai
Village
Graužiai Location in Lithuania Show map of Kėdainiai District Municipality Graužiai Graužiai (Lithuania) Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°12′22″N 23°52′01″E / 55.20611°N 23.86694°E / 55.20611; 23.86694
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Josvainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	24
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

There is an ancient burial place nearby Graužiai and the Graužiai Treasure has been found in the village in 1939.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1923 358 —     1959 221 −1.33% 1970 213 −0.33% 1979 80 −10.31%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1989 44 −5.80% 2001 61 +2.76% 2011 24 −8.91%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

1. "Grauże". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 531.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Graužių kapinynas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 7. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2005. p. 109. Retrieved 2020-12-20.