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Kuršėnai (; Samogitian: Koršienā) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, Šiauliai County, Šiauliai district municipality. It is the twenty-fifth largest city in Lithuania. According to the 2023 estimate, it had 10,651 residents.

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Kuršėnai is a city and human settlement in Lithuania, situated within the Šiauliai District Municipality. It serves as the capital of the Kuršėnai Rural Eldership. The town is located near the Venta river and has an elevation of 109 meters above sea level. Its official name is Kuršėnai, and it operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone.

The area covers 1200 units and has a population of 14,186. Kuršėnai uses the local dialing code 841 and the postal code 81001. The city is twinned with Port-sur-Saône. It is described in sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Place details

Locality
Kuršėnai
Region
Šiaulių apskritis
Country
Lietuva
Population
10,829
Timezone
Europe/Vilnius

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Key facts

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Kuršėnai
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City
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Kuršėnai eldership building (white) in J. Basanavičius st.
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Lithuania
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Location of Kuršėnai
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Country
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Lithuania
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County
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Šiauliai County
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Municipality
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Šiauliai district municipality
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Eldership
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Kuršėnai urban eldership
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Seat of
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Kuršėnai urban eldership Kuršėnai rural eldership

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Early history
  • 18th-early 20th century
  • World War II and later
  • Economy
  • Famous dishes
  • Famous people
  • References

Kuršėnai (; Samogitian: Koršienā) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, Šiauliai County, Šiauliai district municipality. It is the twenty-fifth largest city in Lithuania. According to the 2023 estimate, it had 10,651 residents.

==Etymology==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kuršėnai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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