Upninkai
| Upninkai | ||
|---|---|---|
| Village | ||
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  Upninkai Location of Upninkai | ||
| Coordinates: 55°05′N 24°32′E / 55.083°N 24.533°ECoordinates: 55°05′N 24°32′E / 55.083°N 24.533°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania | |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County |
 Kaunas County | |
| Municipality | Jonava district municipality | |
| Eldership | Upninkai eldership | |
| Capital of | Upninkai eldership | |
| First mentioned | 1422 | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 1,019 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Upninkai is the largest village in Jonava district, Lithuania. It is situated 8 km southwest of Vepriai on the left bank of the Šventoji River. According to the 2001 census, it had population of 1019.[1]
History
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
- ↑ Kauno apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 38. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kviklys, Bronius (1965). Mūsų Lietuva (in Lithuanian) II. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. pp. 365–366. OCLC 3303503.
- ↑ (Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Zinkus". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija AAA. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 383. LCC 86232954.
