Official Name: | Šlapaberžė |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kėdainiai District Municipality#Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lithuania |
Coordinates: | 55.4222°N 23.9222°W |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Kaunas County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kėdainiai district municipality |
Subdivision Type3: | Eldership |
Subdivision Name3: | Dotnuva Eldership |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 616 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Šlapaberžė (formerly Polish: Szłapoburże, Szłapoberże, Szłapoberż, Szłapobierże, Ludwików, Russian: Шлапоберже) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 616 people. The village is located by the Kruostas river, 7 km from Akademija. The village has the Catholic Church of Christ, a former manor with a park, and a wayside chapel.
Šlapaberžė was mentioned for the first time in 1371, when it came under the Teutonic Order ride. At the 18th century it was a royal village.
During the Soviet era, Šlapaberžė was a kolkhoz and selsovet center. There was an agriculture school.
thumb|left|245px|Šlapaberžė chapel