Sviliai

Sviliai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 134 people. It is located from Josvainiai, by the Josvainiai-Ariogala road, on the right bank of the Šušvė river. The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest is next to Sviliai.
An ancient burial place and prehistoric settlement site are located in Sviliai area.

History

The village has been known since 1575. There were 13 homesteads in 1820. There was a watermill at the beginning of the 20th century. Sviliai was a property of the Liudkevičiai at that time. During the Soviet era it was a kolkhoz subsidiary settlement.

Demography

[file:Sviliai001.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Main street]