Biržai district municipality Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n municipality, located in northern Lithuania, Aukštaitija

Aukštaitija

Aukštaitija is the name of one of five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. The name comes from the relatively high elevation of the region, particularly the eastern parts.-Geography:...

 ethnographic region, Panevėžys County

Panevežys County

Panevėžys County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Panevėžys. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Panevėžys County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.- History :Historical documents...

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The towns of Biržai

Biržai

Biržai is a city in northern Lithuania. Biržai is famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle manor, and the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries.-Names:...

 and Vabalninkas

Vabalninkas

Vabalninkas is a city in the Biržai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located south of Biržai.-Notable residents:*Rabbi Elazar Shach, born and raised in Vabalninkas....

 lie within the district. About 64% of its land is agricultural, including a number of organic farms

Organic farming

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm...

. Portions are protected in Biržai Regional Park

Biržai Regional Park

Biržai Regional Park covers 14,659 hectares in northern Lithuania near its border with Latvia. It was established in 1992 to preserve a distinctive karst landscape. About 20% of its area is covered by forest....

 and as botanical and geological reserves.

Adminsitrative division

Biržai district municipality hosts 8 elderates:

• Biržai city elderate,
• Nemunėlis Radviliškis elderate,
• Pabiržiai eldearte,
• Pačeriaukštė elderate,
• Papilys elderate,
• Parovėja elderate,
• Širvėna rural elderate
• Vabalninkas rural elderate

Landmarks

• Sinkhole
  Sinkhole
  A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone...
  
  s around Biržai, including Karvės uola (Cow's Hole)
• Biržai Castle
  Biržai Castle
  Biržai Castle is a castle in Biržai, Lithuania. Construction of the earth bastion-type castle started in 1586 by the order of Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Lightning" Radziwiłł. In 1575, preparing for this construction, a dam was built on the Agluona and Apaščia rivers at their confluence, and the...
  
  

Structure

District structure:

• 2 cities – Biržai
  Biržai
  Biržai is a city in northern Lithuania. Biržai is famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle manor, and the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries.-Names:...
  
   and Vabalninkas
  Vabalninkas
  Vabalninkas is a city in the Biržai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located south of Biržai.-Notable residents:*Rabbi Elazar Shach, born and raised in Vabalninkas....
  
  ;
• 4 towns – Kupreliškis, Nemunėlio Radviliškis, Pabiržė
  Pabiržė
  Pabiržė is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 364 people....
  
   and Papilys
  Papilys
  Papilys is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 312 people....
  
  ;
• 538 villages.

Biggest population (2001):

• Biržai
  Biržai
  Biržai is a city in northern Lithuania. Biržai is famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle manor, and the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries.-Names:...
  
   – 15262
• Vabalninkas
  Vabalninkas
  Vabalninkas is a city in the Biržai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located south of Biržai.-Notable residents:*Rabbi Elazar Shach, born and raised in Vabalninkas....
  
   – 1328
• Biržai village – 874
• Nemunėlio Radviliškis – 729
• Rinkuškiai – 703
• Medeikiai – 656
• Kirdonys – 492
• Naciūnai – 455
• Germaniškis – 429
• Parovėja – 402