The Ukmergė District Municipality is a municipality in Vilnius County , Lithuania . The capital of the municipality is Ukmergė , the largest settlement and only city in the municipality. The entire municipality belongs to Aukštaitija ethnographic region .
5-535: Užulėnis is a village in Ukmergė District Municipality , Vilnius County , Lithuania . According to the 2001 census , the village had a population of 90 people. The population decreased to 68 at the time of the 2011 census. The village is the birthplace of the first President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona . Užulėnis formed as a linear village , with all houses hugging the road. Under the Serfdom in
10-834: The Russian Empire , the village belonged to the Taujėnai Manor , controlled from 1826 by the Radziwiłł family . After the abolition of serfdom , some of the land surrounding the village was allocated to the villagers, with common grazing grounds. This Vilnius County , Lithuania location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ukmerg%C4%97 District Municipality There are 10 towns in Ukmergė municipality: Deltuva , Lyduokiai , Pabaiskas , Siesikai , Šešuoliai , Taujėnai , Vepriai , Vidiškiai , Želva and Žemaitkiemis . Ukmergė municipality shares
15-528: The centre of the important Deltuva Land at the emergence of the centralised Lithuanian State . The ruins of one of the first Calvinist churches in Lithuania (17th century, Renaissance style ) are near Deltuva. Pabaiskas was established near the location where the Battle of Wiłkomierz between the armies led by Žygimantas Kęstutaitis and Švitrigaila took place on 1 September 1435. The first president of
20-580: The independent Lithuanian state Antanas Smetona was born in Užulėnis , now in Ukmergė District. The eastern part of the municipality belongs to Aukštaitian Highlands [ lt ] and the western part is in the Nevėžis Plain . Šventoji River is the largest river in the municipality and Širvinta River is the second. The other rivers are Siesartis, Mūša and Armona. There are many Lakes in
25-424: The second place in Lithuania (with Radviliškis District Municipality ) according to the number of towns. There are 612 villages in the municipality, of which 234 are full parishes. Vepriai is the most populous town in the municipality and is a local tourism (notably rural tourism ) center. Siesikai is best known for the 16th century Renaissance Siesikai (Daumantai) Castle near Siesikai Lake. Deltuva has been
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