Šiupyliai

Šiupyliai
Village
Šiupyliai is located in Lithuania
Šiupyliai
Šiupyliai
Location of Šiupyliai
Coordinates: 56°5′40″N 23°9′0″E / 56.09444°N 23.15000°E / 56.09444; 23.15000
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyŠiauliai County
MunicipalityŠiauliai district municipality
EldershipGruzdžiai eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
324
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šiupyliai is a small village in Šiauliai district, Lithuania, with a population of 324 according to the 2011 census.[1] It has a wooden church, built in 1924 and named after Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.[2] According to folk etymology, village's name is derived from supiltas (from "pour") in reference to a nearby hill fort.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (in Lithuanian) (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 492. ISBN 9986-509-90-4.
  3. ^ Kviklys, Bronius (1966). Mūsų Lietuva (in Lithuanian). Vol. III. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. p. 41. OCLC 3303503.


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