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Užkapiai

Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 24°09′29″E / 55.25000°N 24.15806°E / 55.25000; 24.15806
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Užkapiai
Village
Užkapiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Užkapiai
Užkapiai
Location in Lithuania
Užkapiai is located in Lithuania
Užkapiai
Užkapiai
Užkapiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 24°09′29″E / 55.25000°N 24.15806°E / 55.25000; 24.15806
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPelėdnagiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
99
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Užkapiai ('place beyond graves', formerly Russian: Ушкопе, Ужкапяй, Polish: Uszkopie)[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 99 people.[2] It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Šėta, along the Nociūnai-Šėta road, by the Lankesa river and the Bubliai Reservoir. The Lankesa Botanical Sanctuary is located next to Užkapiai.

In the end of the 19th century Užkapiai was an estate, a property of the Virbickai and the Narkevičiai families.[1]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902159—    
1923168+0.26%
1959146−0.39%
1970117−1.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979132+1.35%
198992−3.55%
2001108+1.35%
201199−0.87%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
Wayside cross in Užkapiai

References

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  1. ^ a b "Uszkopie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 12. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1892. p. 852.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.