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Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
Užupė
Village
Užupė is located in Kėdainiai District MunicipalityUžupėUžupėLocation in LithuaniaShow map of Kėdainiai District MunicipalityUžupė is located in LithuaniaUžupėUžupėUžupė (Lithuania)Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°29′10″N 23°59′49″E / 55.48611°N 23.99694°E / 55.48611; 23.99694
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipSurviliškis Eldership
Population
 • Total95
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Užupė ('a place across the river', formerly Polish: Użupie, Russian: Ужупе) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 95 people. It is located 4 km from Surviliškis, by the Liaudė river, inside the Krekenava Regional Park. There are 3 monumental wooden crosses in Užupė.

History

In the 18th century, Užupė was a royal village. 9 families lived in Užupė in 1738. During the Soviet era, Užupė was a subsidiary settlement of Švyturys kolkhoz.

At the beginning of the 21st century, an ancient ritual of sprinkling each other with water before Easter in the hope of better harvest was still observed in Užupė.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1823190—    
1902325+0.68%
1923287−0.59%
1959256−0.32%
1970237−0.70%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979204−1.65%
1987175−1.90%
1989151−7.11%
2001126−1.50%
201195−2.78%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

  1. "Użupie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 12. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1892. p. 874.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 399.
  4. "Užupės Velykos". Šiaurės Atėnai. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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