Siesikai | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°17′38″N 24°30′11″E / 55.29389°N 24.50306°E | |
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County | ![]() |
Municipality | Ukmergė district municipality |
Eldership | Siesikai eldership |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 508 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Siesikai is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 508 people. The town has a Catholic church.
Its alternate names include Sesikay, Sesiki, Sessiki, Siesiki (Polish), Siesikų, Sesik or Sheshik (Yiddish), and Siyesikay.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania – Siesikai. Accessed January 28, 2014.
- ^ Dov Levin (2000). The Litvaks: A Short History of the Jews in Lithuania. Berghahn Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-57181-264-3.