Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai)
Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai) is a village in Meškuičių sen., Šiauliai District Municipality, Šiauliai County and has about 19 residents. Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai) is situated nearby to the village Daugelaiciai (Siauliai), as well as near Domantai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill of Crosses and Chapel of Hill of Crosses.
Hill of Crosses
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daugelaiciai (Siauliai) and Domantai.
Daugelaiciai (Siauliai)
Village
Photo: Андрей Романенко, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daugelaiciai (Siauliai) is a village.
Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai)
- Type: Village with 19 residents
- Also known as: “Jurgaiciai” and “Yurgaychyay”
- Category: locality
- Location: Meškuičių sen., Šiauliai District Municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.01897° or 56° 1′ 8″ northLongitude
23.43211° or 23° 25′ 56″ eastPopulation
19Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
9G852C9J+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 2535189230OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
864394Wikidata ID
Q16454450
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovak—“Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai)” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Jurgaičiai”
- Czech: “Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai)”
- German: “Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai)”
- Lithuanian: “Jurgaičiai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai)”
- Slovak: “Jurgaičiai (Meškuičiai)”
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