Meškuičiai

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Meškuičiai

Total population

1,056

Elevation88 m

Coordinates56.07°, 23.47°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Meškuičiai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. It is closely associated with the famous Hill of Crosses, a major site of Catholic pilgrimage.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Ramūnas Karbauskis

Lithuanian politician

Pranciškus Budrys

Mindaugas Karbauskis

Lithuanian theater director

Rimantas Remeika

Polish politician

F

Fridis Krastinis

politician

J

Janina Spalvienė-Mekytė

Lithuanian music teacher and choirmaster

M

Marce Katiliute

Lithuanian illustrator (1912-1937)

P

Prudencija Navickaitė

Lithuanian opera singer

R

Rimantas Bašys

Lithuanian politician

Algirdas Mocius

Lithuanian priest

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

Nearby places in Šiauliai

• Noreikiai
  1.6 mi away · pop. 38
• Nikančiai
  1.7 mi away · pop. 36
• Gibaičiai
  2.1 mi away · pop. 20
• Jauniūnai
  2.6 mi away · pop. 295
• Mekiai
  3.3 mi away · pop. 218
• Daunorai
  4.5 mi away · pop. 96
• Strazdai
  4.8 mi away · pop. 5
• Sereikiai
  4.9 mi away · pop. 98
• Uosupis
  5.1 mi away · pop. 7
• Dargiai
  5.2 mi away · pop. 75
• Taurakiai
  5.4 mi away · pop. 10
• Stupurai
  5.5 mi away · pop. 256

Browse all places in Šiauliai →

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

Herb Paris

Paris quadrifolia

Seen 2026-08-09

black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Seen 2026-07-30

Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Seen 2026-07-23

Chrysanthia geniculata

Chrysanthia geniculata

Seen 2026-07-23

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-07-23

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-07-23

Summer Chafer

Amphimallon solstitiale

Seen 2026-07-18

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2026-07-17

Wood Cow-wheat

Melampyrum nemorosum

Seen 2026-07-17

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