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Pilsupiai (formerly , ) is a village in
Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...
, in
Kaunas County Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its Capital (political), capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Symbols The county's coat of arms can be blazoned ...
, in central
Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 54 people. It is located from KrakÄ—s, along the KrakÄ—s-
Josvainiai Josvainiai is a small town in KÄ—dainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Å uÅ¡vÄ— River 10 km southwest from KÄ—dainiai. The town comprises the Catholic All Saints Church, a gymnasium, a post office, a public library, a st ...
road, on the right bank of the
Å uÅ¡vÄ— Å uÅ¡vÄ— () is a river in central Lithuania, a right (the longest) tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins in KelmÄ— district municipality, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from TytuvÄ—nai. The 134.6 km (83.6 mi) long river passes through Tytuv ...
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 Angiri ...
), 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 estate place the Skinderiškis Dendrological Park is located.


History

Pilsupiai village is known since
1596 Events January–March * January 6 – Drake's Assault on Panama: Sir Francis Drake, General Thomas Baskerville and an English force of 15 ships land at the Atlantic Ocean port of Nombre de Dios in an attempt to capture the Isthmus o ...
. The first primary school was established here at the end of the 19th century.


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 KÄ—dainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub