Žagarė
Žagarė (, see also other names) is a city located in the Joniškis district, northern Lithuania, close to the border with Latvia. It has a population of about 2,000, down from 14,000 in 1914, when it was the 7th largest city in Lithuania. Žagarė is famous for Žagarvyšnė - a cherry species originated in Žagarė.
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- Locality
- Žagarė
- Region
- Šiaulių apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 1,309
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Žagarė (, see also other names) is a city located in the Joniškis district, northern Lithuania, close to the border with Latvia. It has a population of about 2,000, down from 14,000 in 1914, when it was the 7th largest city in Lithuania. Žagarė is famous for Žagarvyšnė - a cherry species originated in Žagarė.
==Etymology== Žagarė's name is probably derived from the Lithuanian word žagaras, meaning "twig". Other renderings of the name include: , , , .
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