Užkapiai

Užkapiai
Village
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Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 24°09′29″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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 159 —     1923 168 +0.26% 1959 146 −0.39% 1970 117 −1.99%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 132 +1.35% 1989 92 −3.55% 2001 108 +1.35% 2011 99 −0.87%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Wayside cross in Užkapiai

References

1. "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.