Lenčiai, Kėdainiai
# Lenčiai, Kėdainiai

Lenčiai (formerly Russian: Ленчи, Polish: Lencze) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 18 people. It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Ažytėnai village, by the Ažytė river.

## History

Lenčiai village is known since 1578. A big battle between the January Uprising resurgents and Tsarist army occurred here on 1 April 1863.

## Demography

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1820 | 106 | — |
| 1902 | 324 | +1.37% |
| 1923 | 214 | −1.96% |
| 1959 | 237 | +0.28% |
| 1970 | 134 | −5.05% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1979 | 52 | −9.98% |
| 1985 | 35 | −6.39% |
| 1989 | 44 | +5.89% |
| 2001 | 35 | −1.89% |
| 2011 | 18 | −6.43% |

Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 :

## Notable people

* Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai;
* Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.
