Mažeikiai is a city in northwestern Lithuania on the Venta River, with a population of around 32,000, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Mažeikiai District Municipality in Telšiai County, and the largest city in Lithuania that does not have its own county. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude56.311111 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Mažeikiai (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 33,249 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 56.311111, longitude 22.336111
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 81 m
P2046 (area)
area 16.35 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 33249 (2023)
View the Source2. Mažeikiai (Wikipedia)
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Mažeikiai (; Samogitian: Mažeikē; Latvian: Mažeiķi; Polish: Możejki) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, on the Venta River.
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1335
Mažeikiai was first mentioned in written sources in 1335.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1335
Mažeikiai was first mentioned in written sources in 1335.
Source text, founding-year: 1335
Mažeikiai was first mentioned in written sources in 1335.
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