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Meironiškiai

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Meironiškiai

Total population

269

Coordinates55.38°, 23.72°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Meironiškiai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 269 people. It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Krakės town, by the Krakės-Josvainiai road, nearby the Smilgaitis and the Dangaučius rivers. There are a shop, a community house, a medicine station, a farm in Meironiškiai. Two big stones standing in the village are declared as a nature heritage object.

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History & geography

History

Meironiškiai developed into a bigger settlement during the Soviet era, as it was a kolkhoz center.

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Geography

Latitude
55.3834
Longitude
23.7162
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)
2,093
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    36
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    35
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    23
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    19
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    18

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 magnitude
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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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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Nijolė Naujokienė
Lithuanian politician
Alfonsas Armalas
Alfonsas Armalas
A
Algimantas Laurinavičius
A
Antanas Dulinskas
P
Petras Kaltenis
V
Vincentas Kuprys
Lithuanian opera singer
A
Alvydas Kanapinskas
G
Gintaras Vinickas
J
Joana Civilkaitė
J
Jonas Gylys
J
Jonas Kapačiauskas
J
Jonas Macevičius
politician
K
Kęstutis Kaltenis
V
Valdas Sirutkaitis
researcher
V
Vytautas Ignas
J
Joseph Zundel Rabinzon

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)
12
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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