title: Užupė
text: # Užupė
  
  Užupė ('a place across the river', formerly Polish: Użupie, Russian: Ужупе) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 95 people. It is located 4 km from Surviliškis, by the Liaudė river, inside the Krekenava Regional Park. There are 3 monumental wooden crosses in Užupė.
  
  ## History
  
  At the 18th century Užupė was a royal village. 9 families lived in Užupė in 1738. During the Soviet era, Užupė was a subsidiary settlement of Švyturys kolkhoz.
  
  At the beginning of the 21st century an ancient ritual of sprinkling each other with water before the Easter in a hope of better harvest was still observed in Užupė.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1823 | 190 | — |
  | 1902 | 325 | +0.68% |
  | 1923 | 287 | −0.59% |
  | 1959 | 256 | −0.32% |
  | 1970 | 237 | −0.70% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1979 | 204 | −1.65% |
  | 1987 | 175 | −1.90% |
  | 1989 | 151 | −7.11% |
  | 2001 | 126 | −1.50% |
  | 2011 | 95 | −2.78% |
  
  Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 :
  
  