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Medekšiai
Village
MedekšiaiLocation in LithuaniaShow map of Kėdainiai District MunicipalityMedekšiaiMedekšiai (Lithuania)Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°14′10″N 23°59′49″E / 55.23611°N 23.99694°E / 55.23611; 23.99694
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population
• Total	184
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Medekšiai (formerly Russian: Медекши, Polish: Medeksze) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 184 people. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the Šerkšnys river, alongside the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) road. A phosphogypsum waste dump of "Lifosa" fertilizer factory is located next to Medekšiai.

History

Medekšiai has been known since the 15th century. King Jogaila presented the village to a certain Proszczy whose nickname was Medekša. Pranciškus Medekša, a judge of Kovensky Uyezd, had been native of this family. In the end of the 19th century Medekšiai was a property of the Geištarai. Činkiai village and Slabadėlė folwark belonged to the Medekšiai Manor.

During the Soviet era, Medekšiai was a subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" kolkhoz.

Demography

Images

• Medekšiai from Nociūnai side
• A monument to the forefathers of poet Justinas Marcinkevičius
• "Lifosa" phosphogypsum "mountains"

References

1. ^ "Medeksze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 6. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1885. p. 225.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Medekšiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 32.

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