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Židikai
Židikai (Samogitian language, Samogitian: ''Žėdėkā'') is a town in Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 21 km west of Mažeikiai. Židikai is the seat of Elderships of Lithuania, Židikai elderate. Židikai is known for being the home of Šatrijos Ragana, Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana, a famous Lithuanian writer (1877–1930) for the last 15 years of her lifetime. Etymology Židikai originates from the words ''Žydi kaip laukas'' (''blooms like a field'' in English), or from the word ''Židikis'' (meaning ''tough''). Židikai was first mentioned in historic records in 1568 AD. History From 1614, Židikai was held by the Kražiai Society of Jesus, Jesuits. In 1659, during the Northern Wars, Sweden, Swedish forces burnt down Židikai. Between 1918 and 1939, when Lithuania was established as an Act of Independence of Lithuania, independent state, Židikai prospered. It was both a center of a parish as well as services and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Židikai (knyga)
Židikai (Samogitian language, Samogitian: ''Žėdėkā'') is a town in Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 21 km west of Mažeikiai. Židikai is the seat of Elderships of Lithuania, Židikai elderate. Židikai is known for being the home of Šatrijos Ragana, Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana, a famous Lithuanian writer (1877–1930) for the last 15 years of her lifetime. Etymology Židikai originates from the words ''Žydi kaip laukas'' (''blooms like a field'' in English), or from the word ''Židikis'' (meaning ''tough''). Židikai was first mentioned in historic records in 1568 AD. History From 1614, Židikai was held by the Kražiai Society of Jesus, Jesuits. In 1659, during the Northern Wars, Sweden, Swedish forces burnt down Židikai. Between 1918 and 1939, when Lithuania was established as an Act of Independence of Lithuania, independent state, Židikai prospered. It was both a center of a parish as well as services and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
