Kairiai
Kairiai is a village in Varnių sen., Telšiai District Municipality, Telšiai County. Kairiai is situated nearby to the village Šaukliai, as well as near Alekšionai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Kayre”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samogitian Diocese Museum and Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.
Samogitian Diocese Museum
Museum
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The Samogitian Diocese Museum is a museum dedicated to the former Diocese of Samogitia. Established in 1999, the museum is located in the building of the former Varniai Priest Seminary which was relocated to Kaunas after the failed Uprising of 1863. Samogitian Diocese Museum is situated 3½ km east of Kairiai.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai
Church
Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Varniai, Lithuania. Until 1864 the church was the cathedral of Samogitian diocese and the seat of Bishops of Samogitia. Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai is situated 3 km east of Kairiai.
Church of St. Alexander, Varniai
Church
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Alexander's church in Varniai is the oldest church in Samogitia. Church of St. Alexander, Varniai is situated 3 km east of Kairiai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varniai and Kulšiškiai.
Varniai
Town
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varniai is a city in the Telšiai County, western Lithuania. In the Middle Ages the city was known as Medininkai. Varniai is situated 3 km east of Kairiai.
Kulšiškiai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Kulšiškiai is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Kairiai.
Varneliai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Varneliai is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Kairiai.
Kairiai
- Category: locality
- Location: Varnių sen., Telšiai District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
55.75054° or 55° 45′ 2″ northLongitude
22.32096° or 22° 19′ 15″ eastElevation
161 metres (528 feet)Open location code
9G74Q82C+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 2469863642OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Samogitian—“Kairiai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Kairiai”
- Lithuanian: “Kairiai (Telšiai)”
- Lithuanian: “Kairiai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Kairiai (Telšiai)”
- Samogitian: “Kairē (Telšē)”
- “Kairē”
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