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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- Biržai
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- City
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- Biržai Castle of the Radziwiłł family
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Biržai
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- Biržai COA.svg
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- Country
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- Architecture
- Geography
- Climate
- Notable people
- Sport
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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.
==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 ); .
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