Apytalaukis

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 a population of 91 people.[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. Nearby Apytalaukis there is a collective gardening area (Vasariškiai).

Apytalaukis
Village
Apytalaukis
Location in Lithuania
Apytalaukis
Apytalaukis (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°19′52″N 24°01′08″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipVilainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total91
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
185982    
1902187+1.94%
1923161−0.71%
1959288+1.63%
1970300+0.37%
1974304+0.33%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979293−0.73%
1984292−0.07%
1989261−2.22%
2001215−1.60%
201191−8.24%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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References

  1. "Opitołoki". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 7. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1886. p. 554.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Apytalaukis". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 88.


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