Dotnuva
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Dotnuva Location of Dotnuva Dotnuva Dotnuva (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°21′0″N 23°54′0″E / 55.35000°N 23.90000°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Dotnuva Eldership |
| Capital of | Dotnuva eldership |
| First mentioned | 1372 |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 643 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dotnuva is a small town with a 2003 population of 775 in central Lithuania, 10 km northwest of Kėdainiai, in the Kėdainiai district municipality. It is located on the Dotnuvėlė River. The geographical center of Lithuania, in the village of Ruoščiai, is only a few kilometres away. There is a Catholic church, a former Bernardine monastery, a former sawmill and a watermill in Dotnuva. The Dotnuva manor is in the nearby town of Akademija.
Dotnuva is an important centre of agriculture.