Šlapaberžė Explained

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.

History

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