Pilsupiai (formerly russian: Пилсупе, pl, Piłsupie)
[ is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in ]Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazon ...
, in central Lithuania
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. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 54 people.[ It is located from ]Krakės
Krakės (formerly ''Krakiai'', pl, Kroki, russian: link=no, Кроки) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Smilgaitis River. In the town, there are Catholic church of St. Matthew the Evangelist (bui ...
, along the Krakės-Josvainiai
Josvainiai (formerly pl, Jaswojnie, russian: link=no, Ясвойни, Ясвойне) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10 km southwest from Kėdainiai. In the town there is a C ...
road, on the right bank of the Šušvė
Šušvė is a river in central Lithuania, a right (the longest) tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins in Kelmė district municipality, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The river passes through Tytuvėnai and Sulinkiai Marshes ...
river (the Angiriai Reservoir
The Angiriai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located north-west from Josvainiai town. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Šušvė river had been built next to Angiriai village. ...
), by its tributary Paupelys (or Pilsupys) mouth.
There is the Pilsupiai hillfort (''Bakanas hill) on the confluence of the rivers. Nearby, a nature monument the Piluspiai outcrop is located on the shore of the Angiriai Reservoir. away from Pilsupiai, at the former Skinderiškis
Skinderiškis (formerly russian: Скиндеришки, pl, Skinderyszki) is a former village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. It was located from Pajieslys, from Pilsupiai, in the Šušvė river loo ...
estate place the Skinderiškis Dendrological Park
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Skinderiškis Dendrological Park ( lt, Skinderiškio dendrologinis parkas) a dendrological park (an arboretum) located in a former Skinderiškis manor site (now part of Užvarčiai village), Kėdainiai District Municipality, central ...
is located.
History
Pilsupiai village is known since 1596
Events
January–June
* January 6– 20 – An English attempt led by Francis Drake to cross the Isthmus of Panama ends in defeat.
* January 28 – Francis Drake dies of dysentery off Portobelo.
* February 14 – Archbishop John Whitg ...
. The first primary school was established here at the end of the 19th century.[
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Demography
Images
Pilsupiai001.JPG, Pilsupiai in winter
Pilsupiai005.JPG, Pilsupiai outcrop
Pilsupiai002.JPG, Pilsupiai hillfort
Pilsupiai009.JPG, Northern side of Pilsupiai
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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