Tag: Šiauliai

Facts About Šiauliai Šiauliai was the capital city of the Šiauliai Country from 1994 to 2010. The city was first mentioned in written sources as Soule in Livonian Order chronicles describing the Battle of Saule. Thus the city’s founding date is now considered to be September 22, 1236, the same date when the battle took […]

Hill of Crosses Facts The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006. Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the […]