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Josvainiai is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10 km southwest from Kėdainiai. The town comprises the Catholic All Saints Church, a gymnasium, a post office, a public library, a stud farm, and a culture house.

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Josvainiai
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Lithuania
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Kėdainiai district municipality
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1486

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Josvainiai is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10&nbsp;km southwest from Kėdainiai. The town comprises the Catholic All Saints Church, a gymnasium, a post office, a public library, a stud farm, and a culture house.

==Etymology== The name of the town derives from the hypothetical personal name Josvainis (a small river in the district of Krekenava also bears this name). In other languages, the town was also previously known as: .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Josvainiai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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