Šiauliai facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Šiauliai
City municipality
Cathedral of Šiauliai
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Saulės miestas (The Sun City)
Šiauliai Location in Lithuania
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Šiauliai County
Municipality	Šiauliai city municipality
Capital of	Šiauliai County Šiauliai city municipality Šiauliai district municipality
First mentioned	1009
Granted city rights	1589
Elderships	Medelynas eldership, Rėkyva eldership
Area
• Total	81.13 km2 (31.32 sq mi)
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Population  (2016-01-20)
• 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
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

Images for kids

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  Šiauliai church, 19th century

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  Venclauskai Palace

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  Former Šiauliai Jewish school

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  Šiauliai after the First World War

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  Shopping centre Saulės miestas

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  Didždvaris gymnasium

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  City municipality building

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  Trains in Šiauliai Train Station

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  U.S. Air Force F-15C in Šiauliai

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  Šiauliai arena

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  Šiauliai central square

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  Iron Fox

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  View of Šiauliai