Apytalaukis
Apytalaukis | |
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Village | |
| File:Apytalaukis, žiema.JPG | |
Location in Lithuania Apytalaukis (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°19′52″N 24°01′08″E / 55.33111°N 24.01889°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| County | File:LTU Kauno apskritis flag.svg 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)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had 91 residents.[2] 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.[3] The manor was a property of the Tyszkiewicz and the Zabiela families in the 19th century.[1] In 1976, a psycho-neurological boarding school was established in the manor.
Demography
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Images
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Apytalaukis church
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Road through Apytalaukis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Opitołoki". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 7. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1886. p. 554.
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Apytalaukis". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 88.
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