Šiauliai
Šiauliai | |
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City municipality | |
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 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Saulės miestas (The Sun City) | |
  Šiauliai Location of Šiauliai | |
| Coordinates: 55°56′N 23°19′E / 55.933°N 23.317°E | |
| 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 | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 76xxx |
| Area code | (+370) 41 |
| Vehicle registration | S |
| Website | www |
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[change | change source]
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
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Šiauliai.
- Official website Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
