title: Galkantai
text: # Galkantai
  
  Galkantai (formerly Russian: Гольконты, Polish: Golkonty) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 12 people. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Tiskūnai, between the Nevėžis river and the road "Vilainiai-Krekenava".
  
  ## History
  
  Galkantai has been known since the 17th century. At the end of the 19th century it was a property of the Wejsberg, Ławrynowycz and Pietrusiewicz families in the former Sirutiškis manor property.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1902 | 70 | — |
  | 1923 | 89 | +1.15% |
  | 1959 | 56 | −1.28% |
  | 1970 | 47 | −1.58% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1979 | 33 | −3.85% |
  | 1989 | 29 | −1.28% |
  | 2001 | 25 | −1.23% |
  | 2011 | 12 | −7.08% |
  
  Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 :
  
  