Kunioniai Explained

Official Name:Kunioniai
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:321
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.2061°N 23.825°W

Kunioniai (Kunionys, formerly Russian: Куняны, Polish: Kuniany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 321 people. It is located from Josvainiai, nearby the Šušvė river, by the Josvainiai-Kampai II road. There are library, agriculture companies, farms. Former Jasnagurka manor is located next to Kunioniai.

History

Kunioniai is known since 1593. It developed alongside the ancient road to Kaunas and probably belonged to the Josvainiai manor. There was a small Jewish community which hosted a tavern, distillated vodka and baked cakes. There was a watermill on the Vikšrupis river and four wooden crosses made by Vincas Svirskis (did not survive till nowadays). The first school was opened in 1929. During the Soviet era Kunioniai was a kolkhoz center. Between 1950 and 1988 it was a Kunioniai selsovet center.