Meškuičiai
Meškuičiai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. It is closely associated with the famous Hill of Crosses, a major site of Catholic pilgrimage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 1,060 residents
- Description: community in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Meshchkuichay”, “Meshchkuychay”, “Meshkutse”, “Meshkuychyay”, “Meškučiai”, “Meskuiciai”, and “Meškuičių”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop, Meškuičiai and Meškuičių Gimnazija.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stripeikiai and Priešginiai.
Priešginiai
Village
Photo: Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Priešginiai is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Meškuičiai.
Misaičiai
Village
Photo: Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Misaičiai is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Meškuičiai.
Meškuičiai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Meškuičių sen., Šiauliai District Municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.07008° or 56° 4′ 12″ northLongitude
23.47498° or 23° 28′ 30″ eastPopulation
1,060Elevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
9G853FCF+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 677320121OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
597051Wikidata ID
Q3221243
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Meškuičiai” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Мяшкуйчэй”
- Cebuano: “Meškuičiai”
- Chinese: “Meškuičiai”
- Dutch: “Meškuičiai”
- Estonian: “Meškuičiai”
- French: “Meškuičiai”
- Georgian: “მეშკუიჩიაი”
- Irish: “Meškuičiai”
- Lithuanian: “Meškuičiai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Meškuičiai”
- Polish: “Meszkucie”
- Russian: “Мешкуйчяй”
- Russian: “Мешкуце”
- Russian: “Мяшкуйчяй”
- Swedish: “Meškuičiai”
- Ukrainian: “Мяшкуйчяй”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kultūros Centras and Meškuičių Paštas.
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