Šiauliai
City municipality in Samogitia, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Šiauliai (/ʃaʊˈleɪ/; Lithuanian: [ɕɛʊ̯ˈlʲɛɪ̯ˑ] ⓘ; Samogitian: Šiaulē) is a city in northern Lithuania, the country's fourth largest city and the sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 108,000 in 2023.[3] From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County.
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Šiauliai | |
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City municipality | |
Nickname: Saulės miestas (The City of the Sun) | |
Coordinates: 55°56′N 23°19′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 | 1236 |
Granted city rights | 1589 |
Elderships | Medelynas eldership, Rėkyva eldership |
Government | |
• Mayor | Artūras Visockas |
Area | |
• City municipality | 81.13 km2 (31.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
Population (2023[1]) | |
• City municipality | 108,000 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Metro | 140,379[2] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 76xxx |
Area code | (+370) 41 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | siauliai |
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