Šlapaberžė (formerly Polish: Szłapoburże, Szłapoberże, Szłapoberż, Szłapobierże, Ludwików, Russian: Шлапоберже) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 616 people.[1] The village is located by the Kruostas river, 7 km from Akademija. There is the Catholic church of Christ, a former manor with a park, a wayside chapel.

Šlapaberžė
Village
Šlapaberžė Location in Lithuania Show map of Kėdainiai District Municipality Šlapaberžė Šlapaberžė (Lithuania) Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°25′20″N 23°55′20″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Dotnuva Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	616
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Šlapaberžė was mentioned by the first time in 1371, when it came under the Teutonic Order ride. At the 18th century it was a royal village.

During the Soviet era Šlapaberžė was a kolkhoz and selsovet center. There was an agriculture school.[2]

Demography

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