Užkapiai ('place beyond graves', formerly russian: Ушкопе, Ужкапяй, pl, Uszkopie)
[ is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in ]Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania
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, in central Lithuania
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. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 99 people.[ It is located from ]Šėta
Šėta is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania
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, along the Nociūnai
Nociūnai (formerly russian: Нацуны, pl, Nacuny) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 304 people. It is located from Kėdaini ...
-Šėta road, by the Lankesa
The Lankesa is a river in central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Obelis.
It begins nearby Reniūnai village in Ukmergė District Municipality, then flows to the south west through Jonava Distric ...
river and the Bubliai Reservoir
The Bubliai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located east from Kėdainiai, next to Aristava village. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Obelis
The Obelis is a river of Ukmerg ...
. The Lankesa Botanical Sanctuary is located next to Užkapiai.
In the end of the 19th century Užkapiai was an estate, a property of the Virbickai and the Narkevičiai families.[
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Demography
left, 160px, Wayside cross in Užkapiai
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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