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.
Užupė | |
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Coordinates: 55°29′10″N 23°59′49″E | |
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Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
Eldership | Surviliškis Eldership |
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• Total | 95 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
At 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 the Easter in a hope of better harvest was still observed in Užupė.[4]
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
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