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.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

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).