Upninkai

Upninkai
Village
The church in Upninkai
The church in Upninkai
Coat of arms of Upninkai
Upninkai is located in Lithuania
Upninkai
Upninkai
Location of Upninkai
Coordinates: 55°05′N 24°32′E / 55.083°N 24.533°E / 55.083; 24.533
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityJonava district municipality
EldershipUpninkai eldership
Capital ofUpninkai eldership
First mentioned1422
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
641
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Upninkai is the largest village in Jonava district, Lithuania. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Vepriai on the left bank of the Šventoji River. According to the 2011 census, it had population of 786.[1]

History

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Upninkai was first mentioned in 1442 in the will of Kristinas Astikas who was the first known lord of Upninkai lands.[2] His son Radvila Astikas built the first church there before 1477. The village had a Protestant church from the late 16th century until 1650. During the 17th century, Upninkai competed with Ukmergė for trade and influence.[2] In 1842, the entire town burned down and did not recover. A persistent priest converted surviving former manor's brick granary into the present Neoclassical Roman Catholic church of Archangel Michael.[2] According to the census of 1923, Upninkai had 75 residents. The population grew more than ten-fold between 1970 and 1979, increasing from 67 to 847.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gyventojų skaičiaus pasiskirstymas pagal teritoriją, amžių ir lytį Lietuvos Respublikos 2011 metų visuotinio gyventojų ir būstų surašymo rezultatai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2013. p. 46.
  2. ^ a b c Kviklys, Bronius (1965). Mūsų Lietuva (in Lithuanian). Vol. II. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. pp. 365–366. OCLC 3303503.
  3. ^ Zinkus, Jonas; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Zinkus". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. IV. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 383. LCCN 86232954.
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