Skapiškis
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Skapiškis (
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]
The first church, named after
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
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Skapiškio Šv. Hiacinto (Jackaus) parapija" (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupijos kurija. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ LCCN 74-114275.