Pakruojis

Pakruojis ( German, 18th Century: Pockroy ) is a city and seat of the Rajongemeinde in northern Lithuania, Šiauliai in the district, 36 km east of Šiauliai on the Kruoja, not far from the Landtstraße Šiauliai Pasvalys.

City

There is a church (since 1887), an estate Pakruojis ( since the late 16 th century), a hospital, a community center, post office (LT- 83001 ), the Rajongericht Pakruojis and the town hall of Rajongemeinde.

The FK Kruoja Pakruojis is the most important football club in the city.

Sons and daughters of the town

Data

City: 5677 inhabitants (2009 ), area 4 km ². Town: 27 886 inhabitants (2007 ), area 21.8 km ².

Rajongemeinde

The Rajongemeinde ( Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė ) comprises the two cities Pakruojis and Linkuva, the five towns miesteliai Klovainiai, Lygumai, Pašvitinys, Rozalimas and Zeimelis, and 374 villages.

It is divided into eight administrative districts ( seniūnija ):

  • Guostagalis
  • Klovainiai
  • Lygumai
  • Linkuva
  • Pakruojis
  • Pašvitinys
  • Rozalimas
  • Zeimelis

Also magisterial districts of the two cities go far beyond them.

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