Kėdainiai
Kėdainiai | |
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City | |
Didžioji Street of the old town Kėdainiai Town Hall Evangelical Reformed Church Catholic Church of St. George Old architecture in Market Square Catholic Church of St. Joseph and its belfry Nevėžis River flowing through Kėdainiai | |
| Coordinates: 55°17′N 23°58′E / 55.283°N 23.967°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Kėdainiai City Eldership |
| Capital of | Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai City Eldership |
| First mentioned | 1372 |
| Granted city rights | 1590 |
| Neighbourhoods | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Valentinas Tamulis |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.97 km2 (10.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 23,447 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kėdainians (English) kėdainiškiai (Lithuanian) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 57xxx |
| Website | kedainiai |
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Kėdainiai (Lithuanian: [kʲeːˈdâːɪ.nʲɛɪ̯ˑ] ⓘ) is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located 45 km (28 mi) north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population as of 2022 was 23,051. The Kėdainiai Old Town dates to the 17th century and many of its historical buildings were preserved.
The town is the administrative centre of the Kėdainiai District Municipality. The geographical centre of the Lithuania is in the nearby village of Ruoščiai in the eldership of Dotnuva.
In a ring of five miles, the St Jurgis church is surrounded by smaller villages – Lančiūnava, Kapliai, Labūnava, Josvainiai, Dotnuva, Kalnaberžė.