Shakiai ( lit. Šakiai , Rus. Shaki [1] ) is a city in the Marijampolė district of Lithuania , the administrative center of the Shakiai region , 65 km west of Kaunas .
| City | |||
| Shakiai | |||
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| lit. Šakiai | |||
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| A country |  Lithuania | ||
| County | Marijampole County | ||
| Area | Shakiai district | ||
| The mayor | Juozas Bertasius | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| First mention | 1599 | ||
| City with | 1776 | ||
| Square | 48 km² | ||
| Center height | |||
| Climate type | temperate continental | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 6 377 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | (+370) 345 | ||
| Postcode | LT-71001 | ||
| sakiai.lt (lit.) | |||
History
Shakiai was first mentioned in 1599.
A church was built here in 1719, and in 1805 a Protestant church. Shakiai received Magdeburg Law in 1776.
As a result of the division of the Commonwealth, the city was part of the Russian Empire [1] .
After 1919, Sakiai became part of the Republic of Lithuania, and in 1940 - into the USSR .
During World War II, a significant part of the city was destroyed.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Shaki // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.