Bajėnai I Explained

Official Name:Bajėnai I
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kėdainiai District Municipality#Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Kaunas County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kėdainiai district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Josvainiai Eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:29
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.1669°N 23.7639°W

Bajėnai I (Bajėnai 1st, formerly Russian: Бояны, Polish: Bojany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 29 people. It is located from Skaistgiriai, by the Kriaušiupys rivulet, nearby the road 25px Aristava-Kėdainiai-Cinkiškiai.

History

A fragment of an ancient stone axe has been found in Bajėnai I. The Bajėnai Manor is known since the end of the 16th century. In the 19th century, it belonged to the Tyszkiewicz family and later to the Jesuits. They have created a dairy and vegetable farm in Bajėnai.