Apytalaukis

Apytalaukis
Village
Apytalaukis Location in Lithuania Apytalaukis Apytalaukis (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°19′52″N 24°01′08″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Vilainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	91
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Apytalaukis (formerly Russian: Опитолоки, Polish: Opitołoki) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had 91 residents. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river, by the Alkupis mouth. There is a Catholic church of St. Peter and St. Paul (built in 1635) with a graveyard, a manor palace (built in 1850) with a park. There is a collective gardening area (Vasariškiai) nearr Apytalaukis.

History

Apytalaukis has been known since 1371 when it was mentioned by Hermann von Wartberge. The Apytalaukis Manor has been known since the 15th century. A school was established in the manor in 1811. The manor was a property of the Tyszkiewicz and the Zabiela families in the 19th century. In 1976, a psycho-neurological boarding school was established in the manor.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1859 82 —     1902 187 +1.94% 1923 161 −0.71% 1959 288 +1.63% 1970 300 +0.37% 1974 304 +0.33%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 293 −0.73% 1984 292 −0.07% 1989 261 −2.22% 2001 215 −1.60% 2011 91 −8.24%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Apytalaukis church
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  Road through Apytalaukis
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  Apytalaukis Manor