Apytalaukis

Apytalaukis

Apytalaukis

Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania


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.

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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.

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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). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 88.



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