Gučkampis Explained

Official Name:Gučkampis
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:Pernarava Eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:24
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.1639°N 23.6139°W

Gučkampis (formerly Russian: Гучкомпе, Polish: Guczkompie) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 24 people. It is located from Liučiūnai, on a high hill. There is an old cemetery.

History

An ancient stone axe have been found in Gučkampis. The village have been known since 1609. It was a royal village in the 18th century. At that time it belonged to the marshall of Raseiniai Jurgis Liaudanskas.

In 1950–1954 and 1963–1968 Gučkampis was a selsovet center.