Šakiai
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city, district center
Šakiai is a city in Marijampolė County. It is 65 km west of Kaunas. It is presumed that Šakiai first expanded from Šakaičai village. By 1719 a church in Šakiai was built. By the 19th century Šakiai already had city rights; it also had a school, Catholic and Lutheran churches a synagogue and a post office. During World War II the city was destroyed by the German army.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Šakiai
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°57'26"N 23°2'48"E
- Kaunas 45 km
- Vilnius 127 km
- Hrodna 140 km
- Minsk 301 km
- Brest 314 km
- Viciebsk (Vitebsk) 448 km
- Mahilioŭ (Mogilev) 477 km
- Smolensk 559 km
- Homieĺ 576 km
- Chernihiv 658 km
- Šakiai eldership 1.6 km
- Šakiai district municipality 5.7 km
- Sintautai eldership 11 km
- Lower Nemunas plain 11 km
- Lukšiai eldership 13 km
- Griškabūdis eldership 16 km
- Kudirkos Naumiestis eldership 16 km
- Klausučiai eldership 26 km
- Krasnoznamensky urban district 34 km
- Vilkaviškis district municipality 42 km