Rugėnai

Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania

55°13′52″N 23°42′29″E / 55.23111°N 23.70806°E / 55.23111; 23.70806Country

LithuaniaCounty

Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipPernarava EldershipPopulation

(2011)

• Total19Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rugėnai (formerly Russian: Ругяны, Polish: Rugiany)^[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 19 people.^[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Pernarava, surrounded by the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. There is a fire brigade.

History

Rugėnai has been known since 1597. It was a selsovet center during 1950–1954. There was a primary school in 1920–1980.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1866	250	—
1902	189	−0.77%
1923	207	+0.43%
1959	178	−0.42%
1970	131	−2.75%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1979	82	−5.07%
1986	48	−7.36%
1989	31	−13.56%
2001	26	−1.46%
2011	19	−3.09%

Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

^ "Rugiany". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 9. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1888. p. 954.
^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ "Rugėnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 580.