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Medekšiai

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Medekšiai

Total population

184

Coordinates55.24°, 23.99°

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City facts

Overview

Medekšiai 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.

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History & geography

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.

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Geography

Latitude

55.2395

Longitude

23.9911

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

2,457

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
47
Common Raven
Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
46
Great Tit
Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
46
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
41
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
31
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
31
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
31
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
28

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

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Largest event

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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Mikalojus Daukša

Mikalojus Daukša

Lithuanian writer and translator

Soviet writer (1906-2001)

Ivanas Lubianojus

Soviet military personnel (1909–1985)

Sulamita Aronovsky

Classical Pianist and Professor of Piano

Vygantas Zubavičius

Lithuanian footballer (born 1984)

American writer

Vytautas Lalas

Lithuanian strength athlete

Walter James Sabalauski

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Walter Zagurski

Walter Zagurski

American weightlifter

William de Ropp

Engineer and double agent

Zalman Grinberg

American psychiatrist

Zalman Sorotzkin

Lithuanian rabbi

Zvi Yaakov Oppenheim

Lithuanian rabbi

Andrzej Kostrowicki

Polish entomologist (1921–2007)

Ariel Leon Kubowy

Israeli politician (1896–1966)

Dezydery Szymkiewicz

Polish botanist (1885-1948)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

2.94

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,071

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

28

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API