Užupė
# Užupė

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

At 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 the Easter in a hope of better harvest was still observed in Užupė.

## Demography

| 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 :

