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.

Užkapiai
Village
Užkapiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Užkapiai
Užkapiai
Location in Lithuania
Užkapiai is located in Lithuania
Užkapiai
Užkapiai
Užkapiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°15′00″N 24°09′29″E / 55.25000°N 24.15806°E / 55.25000; 24.15806
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPelėdnagiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total99
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

In the end of the 19th century Užkapiai was an estate, a property of the Virbickai and the Narkevičiai families.[1]

Demography edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902159—    
1923168+0.26%
1959146−0.39%
1970117−1.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979132+1.35%
198992−3.55%
2001108+1.35%
201199−0.87%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
 
Wayside cross in Užkapiai

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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.