Lapės
| Lapės | ||
|---|---|---|
| Town | ||
 Lapės church | ||
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  Lapės Location in Lithuania | ||
| Coordinates: 54°58′40″N 24°0′40″E / 54.97778°N 24.01111°ECoordinates: 54°58′40″N 24°0′40″E / 54.97778°N 24.01111°E | ||
| Country |
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County |
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| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,218 | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Lapės (Polish: Łopie) is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. The Lithuanian name of the village translates into foxes. In 2011 it had a population of 1,218.[1]
History
The village was first mentioned in sources in 1591, as the property of the noble Polish family Czacki, and subsequently it belonged to the families: Siwicki, Ratowt, and in the 19th century to Kacper and Józef Sokołowski.[2] In 1922 90% of the village population declared themselves Polish.[3][4] In 1926 the total population of Łopie was 4604 with 4144 Poles, 267 Russians, 138 ethnic Lithuanians, 28 Jews and 27 Germans.[5]
References
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ↑ Łopie, in: Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego, Vol. V (Kutowa Wola – Malczyce), 1884.
- ↑ Studia nad Polszczyzną Kresową, vol. IX (edited by: Janusz Rieger), Polska Akademia Nauk, Komitet Językoznastwa, 1956, p. 12
- ↑ K. Buchowski, Polacy w niepodległym państwie litewskim, 1918-1940, Instytut Historii Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku, 1999, p. 22.
- ↑ Statystyka narodowościowa Litwy Kowieńskiej na podstawie danych głosowania do Sejmów. Opracowana według urzędowych danych statystyki wyborczej przez Centralny Polski Komitet Wyborczy, Drukarnia "Prima" ; S-Ka "Omega", Kowno, 1926.
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