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Dotnuva
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Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyKaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
ElderateDotnuva elderate
Capital ofDotnuva elderate
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
775
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dotnuva is a small town with a 2003 population of 775 in central Lithuania, 10 km northwest of Kėdainiai, in the Kėdainiai district municipality. It is located on the Dotnuvėlė River. The geographical center of Lithuania, in the village of Ruoščiai, is only a few kilometers away from the town.

In 1702, a Bernardine monastery was established in the town. In 1924 Dotnuva Agricultural College was founded in Akademija. On 26 February, 1947, the first kolkhoz in Lithuania - the Marytės Melninkaitės kolūkis - was established nearby.

Church of Dotnuva


55°21′N 23°54′E / 55.350°N 23.900°E / 55.350; 23.900