Sviliai

55°15′40″N 23°47′49″E / 55.26111°N 23.79694°E / 55.26111; 23.79694Country LithuaniaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai district municipalityEldershipJosvainiai EldershipPopulation • Total134Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sviliai (formerly Russian: Свиле, Polish: Świle)^[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 134 people.^[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) 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.

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.^[1] During the Soviet era it was a kolkhoz subsidiary settlement.^[3]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 227 —     1923 161 −1.62% 1959 164 +0.05% 1970 162 −0.11% 1979 255 +5.17%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1987 225 −1.55% 1989 237 +2.63% 2001 175 −2.50% 2011 134 −2.63%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011