Lenčiai (formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 18 people. It is located from Ažytėnai village, by the Ažytė river.
History Lenčiai village is known since 1578. A big battle between the January Uprising resurgents and Tsarist army occurred here on 1 April 1863.
Demography
Notable people Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai; Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.
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