Ažytėnai
Ažytėnai (formerly Polish: Ożytany, Russian: Ожетаны, Ожитаны) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 239 people. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Krakės, by the Ažytė river and its tributary Ažytėlė. There are library, school, medicine station, agriculture cooperative.
Ažytėnai | |
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Village | |
Ažytėnai Location in Lithuania Ažytėnai Ažytėnai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°27′40″N 23°37′19″E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 239 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ažytėnai is famous for being a living place of Lithuanian writer, agronomist Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944). His house now is a memorial museum.
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