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 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kėdainiai Location of 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 | 869.4/km2 (2,252/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kėdainians (English) kėdainiškiai (Lithuanian) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 57xxx |
| Website | kedainiai |
Kėdainiai (Lithuanian: [kʲeːˈdâːɪ.nʲɛɪ̯ˑ] ⓘ) is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the banks of the Nevėžis river 45 km (28 mi) north of Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city. One of the oldest settlements in the country, Kėdainiai was first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, and became a city in 1590. 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 Lithuania is in the nearby village of Ruoščiai in the eldership of Dotnuva.
Other smaller villages circle the territory in a distance of five miles or a little further from the St. George's Church of Kėdainiai — Lančiūnava, Kapliai, Labūnava, Josvainiai, Dotnuva, and Kalnaberžė.