Židikai
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| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
| County | Telšiai County | ||
| Municipality | Mažeikiai district municipality | ||
| Elderate | Židikai elderate | ||
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| Capital of | Židikai elderate | ||
| Population | 536 in 2003 | ||
| First mentioned | 1568 | ||
Židikai is a town in Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 21 km west of Mažeikiai.
[edit] History
Židikai name has been originated from the words Žydi kaip laukas, or from the word Židikis (tough). For the first time Židikai was mentioned in 1568. Since 1614, Židikai belonged to Kražiai Jesuits. In 1659, during the Northern Wars, the Swedish burnt up Židikai; later on, some more fires ravaged the town.
In Židikai, from 1915 till the end of her days, in town lived an authoress and educational Šatrijos Ragana - Marija Pečkauskaitė (1877-1930).
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