Lyduvėnai
Lyduvėnai | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Lyduvėnai bridge | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°05′0″E / 55.50833°N 23.08333°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 99 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lyduvėnai is a small town in the Šiluva Eldership, Raseiniai District Municipality, Kaunas County in central Lithuania. The town is 15 km north of Raseiniai and is near the confluence of the Dubysa and Dratvuo rivers. Lyduvėnai is the home of the longest (599 metres) and highest railway bridge in Lithuania, the Lyduvėnai Bridge. The town possesses the eldership's center, has a railway stop, a school, a library, in addition to post. The town's postal code is LT-60046. Lyduvėnai is situated in the Dubysa regional park and has its information center in the town's school. The railway line Šiauliai–Tilžė and the highways to Raseiniai and Šiluva pass through Lyduvėnai. Lyduvėnai is in the Dubysa valley, in contrast to other towns in the Dubysa basin.
In 2011, it had a population of 99.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 283 | — |
| 1897 | 222 | −21.6% |
| 1923 | 547 | +146.4% |
| 1959 | 271 | −50.5% |
| 1970 | 206 | −24.0% |
| 1979 | 212 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 132 | −37.7% |
| 2001 | 125 | −5.3% |
| 2011 | 99 | −20.8% |