Šiupyliai | |
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Village | |
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]