Paaluonys

Paaluonys (formerly Daukšiškė, Russian: Даукшишки, Polish: Daukszyszki)^[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 169 people.^[2] It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Pernarava, by the Aluona river. There is a library and a gristmill.

Paaluonys
Village
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Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 23°37′08″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pernarava Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	169
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Till the beginning of the 20th century the village was known as Daukšiškė. During the Soviet era Paaluonys was the "Bright Road" kolkhoz center.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1820 10 —     1902 17 +0.65% 1923 76 +7.39% 1959 54 −0.94% 1970 49 −0.88%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 99 +8.13% 1986 179 +8.83% 1989 200 +3.77% 2001 215 +0.60% 2011 169 −2.38%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

• 
  Paaluonys gristmill
• 
  Village cross
• 
  Village entrance

References

1. "Daukszyszki". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 390.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Paaluonys". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 255.