Šiupyliai
Šiupyliai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Šiupyliai Location of Šiupyliai | |
| Coordinates: 56°5′40″N 23°9′0″E / 56.09444°N 23.15000°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Šiauliai district municipality |
| Eldership | Gruzdžiai eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 324 |
| Time zone | UTC+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[edit]
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kviklys, Bronius (1966). Mūsų Lietuva (in Lithuanian). Vol. III. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. p. 41. OCLC 3303503.
