Biržai

Also known as Birzai

Biržai (, also known by several alternative names) is a city in northern Lithuania. Famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle manor, the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.name: Biržai
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: City
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: BirzaiCastle2018.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Biržai Castle of the Radziwiłł family
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Lithuania
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Biržai
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_flag: Biržų vėliava.png
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: Biržai COA.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Ethnographic region
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Aukštaitija
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name2: 20px Panevėžys County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name3: Biržai district municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type4: Eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name4: Biržai city eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type6: Capital of

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Official website

Biržai | Biržų rajono savivaldybė

Biržų rajono savivaldybė

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Biržai
Population: 10734
Area: 16.35
Elevation: 53
Official website: www.birzai.lt
Image: Fedirka.jpg

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Commons category: Biržai
native label: Biržai
time of earliest written record: 1455-00-00
postal code: LT-41001
P8168: NGC 1196

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Name
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Architecture
Geography
Climate
Notable people
Sport
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==Name== The exact origin of the city name is not known, but it is derived from the Lithuanian word (which means birch). The name of the city in other languages includes ; , (and pre-1917 ); .