Preikapė

Preikapė
Village
Preikapė Location in Lithuania Show map of Kėdainiai District Municipality Preikapė Preikapė (Lithuania) Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°14′22″N 23°36′28″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pernarava Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	35
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Preikapė ('place by graves', formerly Russian: Прейкопе, Polish: Prejkopie)[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 35 people.[2] It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Paaluonys, nearby a small forest and swamp. There is an ancient burial place. The southern part of the village is next to the Aluona river.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 156 —     1923 210 +1.43% 1959 236 +0.32% 1970 176 −2.63%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 104 −5.68% 1989 50 −7.06% 2001 35 −2.93% 2011 35 +0.00%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Preikapė burial place

References

1. "Prejkopie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 9. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1888. p. 33.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.