Užupė

Užupė
Village
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Coordinates: 55°29′10″N 23°59′49″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Surviliškis Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	95
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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.

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.[3]

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.[4]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1823 190 —     1902 325 +0.68% 1923 287 −0.59% 1959 256 −0.32% 1970 237 −0.70%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 204 −1.65% 1987 175 −1.90% 1989 151 −7.11% 2001 126 −1.50% 2011 95 −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.