Skapiškis

Skapiškis (Polish: Skopiszki) is a town in the Kupiškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated on the shores of Lake Mituva and near the road and railway connecting Panevėžys with Daugavpils. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 403.[1]

Skapiškis
Town
Skapiškis is located in Lithuania
Skapiškis
Skapiškis
Location of Skapiškis
Coordinates: 55°53′30″N 25°12′0″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Panevėžys County
MunicipalityKupiškis district municipality
ElderateSkapiškis elderate
Capital ofSkapiškis elderate
First mentioned1492
Granted city rights1633
Population
 (2011)
 • Total403
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The first church, named after Saint Hyacinth, was built in 1519.[2] In 1752 the Dominican friars established a monastery. The monks opened a parish school, which had 40 students in 1805. Both the monastery and the school were closed by tsarist authorities after the Uprising of 1831.[3] After the construction of the Panevėžys–Daugavpils railway, the settlement grew into a trading town. It had 1,184 inhabitants in 1897.[3] It declined sharply after World War II.

References
  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. "Skapiškio Šv. Hiacinto (Jackaus) parapija" (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupijos kurija. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  3. Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Skapiškis". Encyclopedia Lituanica. Vol. V. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. p. 198. LCCN 74-114275.


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