Šiauliai district municipality

Lithuania / Siauliu / Siauliai /

municipality, invisible, second-level administrative division

Located in northern Lithuania, covers area of 1807 km². Divided into 11 elderships. Administrative centre - Šiauliai (has a sparate city municipality status), the only city is Kuršėnai.
Municipality is famous for Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) - symbol of freedom and religion resistance during soviet ocupation, it was visited by pope John Paul II in 1993. Part of municipality is preserved by Kurtuvėnai regional park. There are many forest, the biggest of them is Gruzdžiai-Gubernija forest massif. The longest rivers are Dubysa, Venta, Kulpė.
www.siauliai-r.sav.lt/go.php/lit/English

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Šiauliai_district_municipality

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Coordinates: 55°57'34"N 23°10'52"E

Kužiai eldership 5.2 km
Šiauliai rural eldership 10 km
Electrical substation 12 km
Bubiai Radio & TV Transmitting Station 12 km
Bubiai eldership 14 km
Water Source "Svilė" 20 km
Kurtuvėnai regional park 20 km
Šaukėnai eldership 27 km
Kukečiai eldership 29 km
Užventis eldership 38 km

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Kužiai eldership Šiauliai rural eldership Electrical substation Bubiai Radio & TV Transmitting Station Bubiai eldership Water Source "Svilė" Kurtuvėnai regional park Šaukėnai eldership Kukečiai eldership Užventis eldership