Šlapaberžė (formerly , ) is a village in

Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...

, in

Kaunas County Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its Capital (political), capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Symbols The county's coat of arms can be blazoned ...

, in central

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. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 616 people. The village is located by the Kruostas river, 7 km from

Akademija Akademija may refer to: * Akademija, Kaunas, a town in Kaunas District Municipality, Kaunas County, Lithuania * Akademija, Kėdainiai, a town in Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County, Lithuania * Akademija-MRU, a former Lithuanian bask ...

. The village has the Catholic Church of Christ, a former manor with a park, and a wayside chapel.

History

Šlapaberžė was mentioned for the first time in 1371, when it came under the

Teutonic Order The Teutonic Order is a religious order (Catholic), Catholic religious institution founded as a military order (religious society), military society in Acre, Israel, Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Sa ...

ride. At the 18th century it was a royal village. During the Soviet era, Šlapaberžė was a ''

kolkhoz A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...

'' and '' selsovet'' center. There was an agriculture school. left, 245px, Šlapaberžė chapel

Demography

References

Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub