Gudžiūnai
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  Gudžiūnai Location of Gudžiūnai  Gudžiūnai Gudžiūnai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°46′20″E / 55.50833°N 23.77222°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Gudžiūnai Eldership |
| Capital of | Gudžiūnai eldership |
| First mentioned | 1653 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 491 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Gudžiūnai is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Dotnuvėlė River. The town has a Catholic Sacred Heart church, a secondary school, and a post office. There is also a train station (Gudžiūnai GS) just outside the town.
Etymology
The town's name comes from a surname Gudžiū́nas with a common Lithuanian town suffix "-ūnai.", suggesting the place was named after a person or family.[1] In other languages town's name is translated as: Polish: Gudziuny
History
The name Gudžiūnai has been in use since at least 1653. The first church was built in 1812, and the current church was built in 1911. At the end of the 19th century, Gudžiūnai became a town, and from 1919 it was a district (valsčius) centre. During the Soviet occupation, Gudžiūnai was a kolkhoz main settlement.[2]
Demography
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References
- ^ "Gudžiūnai". ekalba.lt. Institute of the Lithuanian Language. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 14.
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