Lapės
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Lapės | |
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Town | |
 Lapės church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lapės Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 54°58′40″N 24°0′40″E / 54.97778°N 24.01111°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,218 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lapės 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 Lapės 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.