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Telšiai

Telšiai
City
Telšiai city centre
Telšiai city centre
Flag of Telšiai
Flag
Coat of arms of Telšiai
Coat of arms
Telšiai is located in Lithuania
Telšiai
Telšiai
Location of Telšiai
Coordinates: 55°59′0″N 22°15′0″E / 55.98333°N 22.25000°E / 55.98333; 22.25000Coordinates: 55°59′0″N 22°15′0″E / 55.98333°N 22.25000°E / 55.98333; 22.25000
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Telšiai County
Municipality Telšiai district municipality
Eldership Telšiai town eldership
Capital of Samogitia (unofficial)
Telšiai County
Telšiai district municipality
Telšiai town eldership
Telšiai rural eldership
First mentioned 1450
Granted city rights 1791
Area
 • City 17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation 128 m (420 ft)
Population (2015)
 • City 23,964 (12th)
 • Metro 45,474
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 87xxx
Website www.telsiai.lt

Telšiai (About this sound pronunciation , known also by several alternative names) including Telsiai and Telschi in English sources, is a city in Lithuania with about 25,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Telšiai County and Samogitia region, and it is located on the shores of Lake Mastis.

Telšiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania, probably dating earlier than the 14th century. Between the 15th and 20th centuries, Telšiai became a district capital and between 1795 and 1802 it was included in the Vilnius region. In 1873, Telšiai was transferred to the Kaunas region.

The name of Telšiai has been recorded in different forms and different languages throughout its history. Most of them are derived from Telšē in Samogitian dialect. Some foreign names for the city include Latvian: Telši; German: Telsche, Telschi; Polish: Telsze; Russian: Тельшяй, Тельши, Тяльшяй. In Yiddish, formerly a primary language of the city, the name is טעלז‎ (Telz).

Lake Mastis is mentioned in various legends and myths. The city was named after a small rivulet, the Telšė, which flows into Lake Mastis. A legend has it that a knight named Džiugas founded the city. Telšiai was first mentioned in written sources around 1450, but the oldest archeological findings in the area of the city are from the Stone Age.


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