Zapyškis
Encyclopedia
Zapyškis is a small town in Kaunas County
in central Lithuania
on the right bank of the Neman River
. As of 2001 it had a population of 254. The town is famous for its old early Gothic
church (built in 1578), which is also depicted in town's coat of arms. A new church was built in 1942.
Kaunas County
Kaunas County is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas...
in central Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
on the right bank of the Neman River
Neman River
Neman or Niemen or Nemunas, is a major Eastern European river rising in Belarus and flowing through Lithuania before draining into the Curonian Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea at Klaipėda. It is the northern border between Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast in its lower reaches...
. As of 2001 it had a population of 254. The town is famous for its old early Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
church (built in 1578), which is also depicted in town's coat of arms. A new church was built in 1942.