Varnupiai
Varnupiai is a small village in Marijampolė municipality, Lithuania, 4 miles southwest of Daukšiai. In the south of the village is Žuvinto Palios, the swamp of Žuvintas Lake.[3]
Varnupiai | |
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  Varnupiai | |
| Coordinates: 54°29′0″N 23°31′0″E[1] | |
| Country |  |
| Ethnographic region | Suvalkija |
| County |  |
| Municipality | Marijampolė municipality |
| Elderate | Igliauka elderate |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 190 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
On the area of the village stands Varnupiai Mound, one of the most impressive remains of the Yotvingians culture, researched by archaeologists in 1971.
Varnupiai mound
People
- Christopher Szwernicki, Polish Roman Catholic priest
References
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- http://www.giluitis.com/map/index_files/page0004.htm
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