Užupė

Užupė ('a place across the river', formerly Polish: Użupie,[1] 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.[2] It is located 4 km from Surviliškis, by the Liaudė river, inside the Krekenava Regional Park. There are 3 monumental wooden crosses in Užupė.

Užupė
Village
Užupė is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
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Užupė
Location in Lithuania
Užupė is located in Lithuania
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Užupė
Užupė (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°29′10″N 23°59′49″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipSurviliškis Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total95
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

At 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.[3]

At the beginning of the 21st century an ancient ritual of sprinkling each other with water before the Easter in a hope of better harvest was still observed in Užupė.[4]

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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