Bakainiai
# Bakainiai

Bakainiai (formerly Polish: Bakajnie, Russian: Бакайни) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 62 people. It is located 1 km from Surviliškis, by the Liaudė river. There is hillfort in Bakainiai, on the bank of the Liaudė.

## History

Bakainiai castle was mentioned in 1731, by Teutonic Order. At the 18th century there was a well fortified Swedish war camp on the hillfort.

## Demography

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1902 | 77 | — |
| 1923 | 210 | +4.89% |
| 1959 | 214 | +0.05% |
| 1970 | 151 | −3.12% |
| 1979 | 142 | −0.68% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1984 | 128 | −2.05% |
| 1989 | 81 | −8.75% |
| 2001 | 94 | +1.25% |
| 2011 | 62 | −4.08% |

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

## Images

* Bakainiai hillfort
* Bakainiai hillfort
* Bakainiai farms
