Skapiškis

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Skapiškis
Skapiškis (Lithuania)
Skapiškis
Skapiškis
Location of Skapiskis
Coordinates: 55°53′30″N 25°12′0″E / 55.89167, 25.2
Country Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Panevėžys County
Municipality Kupiškis district municipality
Capital of Skapiškis rural elderate
First mentioned 1492
Granted city rights 1633
Population (2001)
 - Total 496
Time zone EET (UTC+2)

Skapiškis is a town in the Kupiškis district municipality, close to the road and railway Panevėžys-Daugpilis. The first church of the name Saint Hyacinth was built in 1519, and in the year 1752 the Dominican monks established a monastery, which was destroyed during the 19th century by soviets.

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