Užkapiai | |
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Village | |
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  Užkapiai Location in Lithuania  Užkapiai Užkapiai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 24°09′29″E / 55.25000°N 24.15806°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pelėdnagiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 99 |
| Time zone | UTC+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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Wayside cross in Užkapiai
References
- 1 2 "Uszkopie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 12. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1892. p. 852.
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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