Ruoščiai

Ruoščiai
Village
Ruoščiai

Location of Ruoščiai

Coordinates: 55°19′48″N 23°54′20″E / 55.33000°N 23.90556°E / 55.33000; 23.90556Coordinates: 55°19′48″N 23°54′20″E / 55.33000°N 23.90556°E / 55.33000; 23.90556
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership Kėdainiai city eldership
Population (2001)
 • Total 35
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Stones marking the geographical center of Lithuania

Ruoščiai is a small village in Kėdainiai district municipality, Lithuania. Located about 3 km from Dotnuva, it had 35 residents according to the 2001 census.[1] The settlement is known as the geographical center of Lithuania, which was calculated in 1995.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Kauno apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 73. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
  2. ↑ "Lietuvos geografiniai ekstremumai" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Nacionalinė žemės tarnyba prie ŽŪM.


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