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Apytalaukis (formerly , ) is a village in
Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...
, in
Kaunas County Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its Capital (political), capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Symbols The county's coat of arms can be blazoned ...
, in central
Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. According to the 2011 census, the village had 91 residents. It is located from
Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...
, on the left bank of the
Nevėžis The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.Alkupis mouth. There is a Catholic church of St. Peter and St. Paul (built in 1635) with a graveyard, a manor palace (built in 1850) with a park. There is a collective gardening area (
Vasariškiai Vasariškiai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 46 people. It is located from Vilainiai, near the left bank of the Nevėžis The ...
) nearr Apytalaukis.


History

Apytalaukis has been known since
1371 Year 1371 ( MCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * January – Edward, the Black Prince, gives up the administration of Aquitaine and returns to England, because of hi ...
when it was mentioned by
Hermann von Wartberge Hermann von Wartberge (died ca. 1380) was a chronicler of the Livonian Order. Born in Westphalia, Wartberge was a Catholic priest and author of the valuable Latin chronicle ''Chronicon Livoniale'' covering the history of the Livonian Crusade from ...
. The Apytalaukis Manor has been known since the 15th century. A school was established in the manor in 1811. The manor was a property of the
Tyszkiewicz Tyszkiewicz is the name of the Tyszkiewicz family, a Polish–Lithuanian magnate noble family of Ruthenian origin. The Lithuanian equivalent is Tiškevičius; it is frequently transliterated from Russian and Belarusian as Tyshkevich. Other people ...
and the Zabiela families in the 19th century. In 1976, a psycho-neurological boarding school was established in the manor.


Demography


Images

Apytalaukio baznycia, 2007-05-06.jpg, Apytalaukis church Apytalaukis1.JPG, Road through Apytalaukis Apytalaukio dvaras 1.JPG, Apytalaukis Manor


References

Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub