Skapiškis
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| Skapiškis | |
  Skapiškis
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| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Panevėžys County |
| Municipality | Kupiškis district municipality |
| Capital of | Skapiškis rural elderate |
| First mentioned | 1492 |
| Granted city rights | 1633 |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 496 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
Skapiškis is a town in the Kupiškis district municipality, close to the road and railway Panevėžys-Daugpilis. The first church of the name Saint Hyacinth was built in 1519, and in the year 1752 the Dominican monks established a monastery, which was destroyed during the 19th century by soviets.
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