Žeimelis
Žeimelis | |
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| Coordinates: 56°16′N 23°59′E / 56.267°N 23.983°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Pakruojis District Municipality |
| Capital of | Žeimelis elderate |
| First mentioned | 1500 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 953 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Žeimelis is a small town in northern Lithuania, 40 km to the north from Pakruojis, near the border with Latvia. It is a centre of an elderate. According to a census in 2011, Žeimelis had 953 residents. Town of Žeimelis is a state-protected urbanistic monument. The town of Žeimelis has a town square with inns from the 18th and 19th centuries; the inns were adjusted for defensive needs as well. Žeimelis has museum of Semigallia.