Upytė
Upytė is a small village in Panevėžys district municipality in northern Lithuania. It is situated some 12 km southwest of Panevėžys on the banks of Vešeta Creek. It is now the capital of an elderate. In 1987 it had 580 residents. In the Lithuanian language, Upytė is a diminutive form of the word upė, which means river.
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The wooden St. Charles Borromeo church in Upytė (built in 1878 upon the foundations of an earlier church from 1742). | |
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| Coordinates: 55°39′11″N 24°13′59″E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Panevėžys County |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 525 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In 2004 Upytė celebrated its 750th anniversary by holding a conference Upytė Land: History and Culture. Upytė linen museum is located in Stultiškiai.
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