Plinkaigalis (formerly Russian: Плинтагола, Polish: Plintagoła)[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 319 people.[2] It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Krakės, along the Krakės-Betygala road, on the right bank of the Šušvė river, on the shore of the Plinkaigalis Lake.

Plinkaigalis
Village
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Coordinates: 55°24′50″N 23°39′40″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Krakės Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	319
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

There is the Plinkaigalis hillfort on the confluence of the Šušvė and Žiedupė. Also an ancient burial place with rich grave goods had been found nearby.

History

Plinkaigalis village is known since 1595. In 1632 eleven families lived here and six in 1662. During the 18th century the village once had been deserted but later repopulated as the Krakės manor settlement. During the Soviet era it was a kolkhoz center.[3]

Demography

Images

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  Plinkaigalis from the Krakės-Betygala road
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  Plinkaigalis hillfort

References