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Pelėdnagiai

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Pelėdnagiai (formerly , ) is a small town in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 1016 people. It is located from Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river, by its tributary the Ašarėna. Roads to Kėdainiai, Babtai, Jonava, Šeduva go next to Pelėdnagiai. There are kindergarten, library, culture house, cemetery. The Pelėdnagiai Botanical Sanctuary is located nearby.

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Locality
Pelėdnagiai
Region
Kauno apskritis
Country
Lietuva

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human settlement
Country
Lithuania
Population
1016
Time zone
UTC+02:00
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Pelėdnagiai (formerly , ) is a small town in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 1016 people. It is located from Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river, by its tributary the Ašarėna. Roads to Kėdainiai, Babtai, Jonava, Šeduva go next to Pelėdnagiai. There are kindergarten, library, culture house, cemetery. The Pelėdnagiai Botanical Sanctuary is located nearby.

==History== The name derives from the Lithuanian word pelėdnagis (literally 'one with owl's claws') which means 'ham-fisted, dummy'.

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