Kuršėnai
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| District : | Šiauliai | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Šiauliai | ||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 0 ′ N , 22 ° 56 ′ E | ||
| Area (place) : | 11.92 km² | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 13,648 (2008) | ||
| Population density : | 1,145 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | 81001 | ||
| Status: | city | ||
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Kuršėnai (German Kurschenen ) is a city in northern Lithuania 25 km west of the core city of Šiauliai on the A11 trunk road to Palanga . Kuršėnai is on the Venta . It is the center of the land office of the same name in the district of Šiauliai .
The place was first mentioned in 1561. The town charter was granted in 1946.
Sightseeing and economy
The Church of St. John the Baptist (1933) is in the town. There is a park, a calendar museum , a cultural center and a monument to Laurynas Ivinskis in Laurynas Ivinskis Square. The city has long been known for the manufacture of ceramics . There is a ceramic museum.
people
- Stasys Raštikis (1896–1985), General
- Vytautas Kulakauskas (1920-2000), sports educator
- Donald Kagan (* 1932), ancient historian
- Eimutis Juzeliūnas (* 1958), electrochemist, rector of Klaipėda University since 2014
- Rimantas Mikaitis (* 1959), politician
- Jonas Pinskus (* 1959), politician and former rower
- Alfredas Jonuška (* 1965), politician
- Deividas Česnauskis (* 1981), football player
- Marius Žaliūkas (born 1983), football player
- Dovydas Redikas (born 1992), basketball player
Web links
Commons : Kuršėnai - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
