Pelutava

55°15′50″N 23°40′52″E / 55.26389°N 23.68111°E / 55.26389; 23.68111Country LithuaniaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipPernarava EldershipPopulation • Total179Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pelutava (formerly Russian: Пелутово, Polish: Piełutowo)^[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 179 people.^[2] It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Pernarava, by the Liedas river. There is a library.

History

Pelutava has been known since 1590. At the 18th century it was a royal village in Vilkija eldership. During the Soviet era Pelutava was the "Salomėja Nėris" kolkhoz center.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1824 254 —     1902 339 +0.37% 1923 347 +0.11% 1959 322 −0.21% 1970 269 −1.62%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 283 +0.57% 1986 287 +0.20% 1989 248 −4.75% 2001 239 −0.31% 2011 179 −2.85%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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