Joniškis
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| District : | Šiauliai | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Joniškis | ||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 14 ' N , 23 ° 37' E | ||
| Area (place) : | 8.95 km² | ||
| Community area : | 1,152 km² | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 10,823 (2008) | ||
| Population density : | 1,209 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Inhabitant (municipality) : | 30,418 | ||
| Population density : | 26 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+370) 426 | ||
| Postal code : | 84001 | ||
| Status: | Core town of the Joniškis district community | ||
| Structure : | one of their 10 offices | ||
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Joniškis (Polish Janiszki , German Jonischken ) is a town and seat of the Rajongemeinde of the same name in northern Lithuania . The district of Joniškis within the municipality includes the town with 10,823 inhabitants and other places with a total of over 1000 inhabitants. A total of 30,418 people live in the community.
city
The city is only a few kilometers from the Latvian border on the railway line and main road Šiauliai - Riga . The bypass was completed in 2005, so that the (low) transit traffic to Latvia no longer crosses the city.
The place was first mentioned in 1523 and received city rights in 1616.
The film and stage actor Laurence Harvey (1928–1973) was born here.
Since November 10, 2000 there has been a twinning with the city of Sulingen in Germany.
Joniškis was one of the applicants for the 2015 cultural capital of Lithuania .
Attractions
- Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built from 1895 to 1901
- White Synagogue , built in 1823
- Red Synagogue , built in 1865
Rajong Parish
The Rajongemeinde Joniškis comprises the two towns Joniškis and Žagarė (2312 inh.), The two towns ( miesteliai ) Kriukai (602 inh.) And Skaistgirys (964 inh.), As well as 290 villages between under 10 and over 500 inhabitants.
Personalities
- Laurence Harvey (1928–1973), Lithuanian-British actor
- Kęstutis Lipeika (* 1938), lawyer and attorney
- Vidmantas Kapučinskas (* 1951), musician, conductor and politician
- Genadijus Mikšys (* 1956), politician
- Gediminas Čepulis (* 1963), politician
- Andrius Šležas (* 1975), basketball player and coach
- Benas Veikalas (1983), basketball player
