Lenčiai, Kėdainiai

Lenčiai (formerly Ленчи, Lencze) 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 0.5 km 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.

Notable people

 * Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai;
 * Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.