Pelutava

Pelutava
Village
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Coordinates: 55°15′50″N 23°40′52″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pernarava Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	179
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Pelutava (formerly Russian: Пелутово, Polish: Piełutowo)^[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 179 people.^[2] It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Pernarava, by the Liedas river. There is a library.

History

Pelutava has been known since 1590. At the 18th century it was a royal village in Vilkija eldership. During the Soviet era Pelutava was the "Salomėja Nėris" kolkhoz center.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1824 254 —     1902 339 +0.37% 1923 347 +0.11% 1959 322 −0.21% 1970 269 −1.62%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 283 +0.57% 1986 287 +0.20% 1989 248 −4.75% 2001 239 −0.31% 2011 179 −2.85%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

1. "Piełutowo". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 445.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Pelutava". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 346.