Upninkai

History

Upninkai was first mentioned in 1442 in the will of Kristinas Astikas who was the first known lord of Upninkai lands. His son Radvila Astikas built the first church there before 1477. The village had a Protestant church from the late 16th century until 1650. During the 17th century, Upninkai competed with Ukmergė for trade and influence. In 1842, the entire town burned down and did not recover. A persistent priest converted the former manor's surviving brick granary into the present Neoclassical Roman Catholic church of Archangel Michael. According to the census of 1923, Upninkai had 75 residents. The population grew more than ten-fold between 1970 and 1979, increasing from 67 to 847.

Most-observed species

• Mistletoe

  Viscum album L. · Magnoliopsida
  46
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  33
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  24
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  20
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  20
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  20
• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19