Biržai
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Biržai is a historic town in northern Lithuania known for its castle, karst landscapes, and role as a regional cultural center.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 56.2000 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 24.7500 ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Agluona River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apaščia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedAround | Biržai Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 66 km north of Panevėžys
ⓘ
near the Latvian border ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Biržai Regional Museum "Sėla"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biržai public library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
brewing industry ⓘ food industry ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Biržai "Aušros" Gymnasium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biržai "Saulės" Gymnasium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Astravas Manor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biržai Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ karst landscapes ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ Širvėna Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | urban heritage site ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | around 12000 ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Biržai Regional Park vicinity ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Church of St. John the Baptist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evangelical Reformed Church of Biržai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyRuledBy | Radziwiłł family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Samogitian–Lithuanian borderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnShoreOf | Širvėna Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Biržai Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
beer brewing traditions ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ karst phenomena ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Lithuanian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Lithuania ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Biržai District Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panevėžys County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageUsed |
Polish
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| near | Biržai Regional Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aukštaitija NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected by regional roads to Panevėžys
ⓘ
connected by regional roads to Pasvalys ⓘ |
| role | regional cultural center ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
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