Siauliai District (Siauliai, Lithuania)

Last modified: 2004-07-31 by dov gutterman
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by Audrius Slapsinskas, 19 June 2003

• Overview
• Coat of Arms
• Ginkunai, Kursenai and Siauliai Rural Districts

See also:

• Lithuania
• Siauliai City

Subdivisions:

• Bubiai
• Gruzdziai
• Kairiai
• Kursenai
• Kuziai
• Meskuiciai
• Raudenai
• Sakyna

Overview

The flag and coat of arms of Siauliai district was drawn according to pictures, which was taken from booklet: DISTRICT OF SIAULIAI AND ITS CONTEMPORARY HERALDRY [lal02].
Here is information from this book:
"Siauliai District is a peculiar territory of Northern Lithuania. The biggest part of it lies in the ancient lands of Siauliai (the Sun), the western part in the former lands of Knituva. The present territory of Siauliai District is 1819 km2. Its western part is populated by the western Samogitians (Varniai), the biggest part - by the western Highlanders (aukstaiciai, Siauliai). The number of the population is 51,200 (data of 2001). The Via Hanza (Ryga - Berlin) and Panevezys - Palanga highways, the railway lines Vilnius - Klaipeda, Vilnius - Mazeikiai, Vilnius - Ryga cross the territory.
Siauliai District was formed in 1950 and has undergone several territorial - administrative reforms: in 1962 Siauliai and Kursenai Districts were joined into one with the administrative centre in Siau