Šiauliai facts for kids
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Šiauliai
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City municipality
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Cathedral of Šiauliai
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Nickname(s):
Saulės miestas (The Sun City)
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Country | Lithuania | ||
Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
County | Šiauliai County | ||
Municipality | Šiauliai city municipality | ||
Capital of | Šiauliai County Šiauliai city municipality Šiauliai district municipality |
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First mentioned | 1009 | ||
Granted city rights | 1589 | ||
Elderships | Medelynas eldership, Rėkyva eldership | ||
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• Total | 81.13 km2 (31.32 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) | ||
Population
(2016-01-20)
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• Total | 102,983 | ||
• Density | 1,269.36/km2 (3,287.62/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) | ||
Postal code |
76xxx
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Area code(s) | (+370) 41 | ||
Vehicle registration | S |
Šiauliai is the fourth-largest city in Lithuania. In 2016 about 102,000 people lived in the city. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Šiauliai is twinned with:
- Khmelnytsky, Ukraine
- Częstochowa, Poland
- Omaha, United States
- Baranovichi, Belarus
- Fredericia, Denmark
- Jelgava, Latvia
- Kaliningrad, Russia
- Kristianstad, Sweden
- Pärnu, Estonia
- Etten-Leur, Netherlands
- Plauen, Germany
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See also
In Spanish: Šiauliai para niños
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