Užupė

Užupė
Village
Užupė Location in Lithuania Užupė Užupė (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°29′10″N 23°59′49″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Surviliškis Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	95
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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 population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1823 190 —     1902 325 +0.68% 1923 287 −0.59% 1959 256 −0.32% 1970 237 −0.70%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 204 −1.65% 1987 175 −1.90% 1989 151 −7.11% 2001 126 −1.50% 2011 95 −2.78%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011