| Šiupyliai | |
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| — Village — | |
  Šiupyliai
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| Coordinates: 56°5′40″N 23°9′0″E / 56.09444°N 23.15°ECoordinates: 56°5′40″N 23°9′0″E / 56.09444°N 23.15°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Šiauliai district municipality |
| Eldership | Gruzdžiai eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 395 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Šiupyliai is a small village in Šiauliai district, Lithuania, with a population of 395 according to the 2001 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
- ^ (Lithuanian) Šiaulių apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai. Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2003. p. 96. ISBN 9986-589-94-0. http://www.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Siauliu_apskritis.pdf.
- ^ (Lithuanian) Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 492. ISBN 9986-506-90-4.
- ^ (Lithuanian) Kviklys, Bronius (1966). Mūsų Lietuva. III. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. p. 41. OCLC 3303503.
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