Laižuva

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Laižuva

Total population

485

Elevation77 m

Coordinates56.38°, 22.56°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Laižuva is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 485 people.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jānis Klovāns

Latvian chess player (1935-2010)

J

Jonas Liaučius

Lithuanian politician

W

Willy Gordon

sculptor from Sweden (1918–2003)

I

Irma Grebzde

Latvian writer

K

Klemensas Skabeika

S

Simonas Narbutas

Vaclovas Šliageris

Wilhelm von Bulmerincq

Baltic German journalist (1862-1953)

A

Albinas Liaugminas

L

Liudvikas Kimtys

A

Augusts Smagars

Latvian poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Telšiai

• Lendriškiai
  1.2 mi away · pop. 16
• Kalniškiai
  2.3 mi away
• Antanava
  4.2 mi away · pop. 5
• Stumbrai
  4.5 mi away · pop. 47
• Purvėnai
  4.7 mi away · pop. 260
• Gargždai
  4.8 mi away · pop. 15
• Žiogaičiai
  5.4 mi away · pop. 178
• Sovaičiai
  5.8 mi away · pop. 68
• Urvikiai
  6.7 mi away · pop. 371
• Buknaičiai
  7.5 mi away · pop. 394
• Rekečiai
  7.8 mi away · pop. 23
• Maigai
  7.9 mi away

Browse all places in Telšiai →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Perfoliate Honeysuckle

Lonicera caprifolium

Seen 2026-07-24

Six-spot Burnet

Zygaena filipendulae

Seen 2026-07-15

Moorland Clouded Yellow

Colias palaeno

Seen 2026-07-15

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Seen 2026-07-15

Broad-leaved helleborine

Epipactis helleborine

Seen 2026-07-15

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-07-15

Amanda's Blue

Polyommatus amandus

Seen 2026-06-28

Woodland Brown

Lopinga achine

Seen 2026-06-10

hedge woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Seen 2026-06-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).