Užupė ('a place across the river', formerly
Polish:
Użupie,
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. 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.
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.
Demography
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1823 | 190 | — |
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1902 | 325 | +0.68% |
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1923 | 287 | −0.59% |
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1959 | 256 | −0.32% |
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1970 | 237 | −0.70% |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1979 | 204 | −1.65% |
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1987 | 175 | −1.90% |
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1989 | 151 | −7.11% |
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2001 | 126 | −1.50% |
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2011 | 95 | −2.78% |
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |