Radviliškis District Municipality

Radviliškis District Municipality
Radviliškio rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
Images, from top down, left to right: Radviliškis town, Kairėnai village, Raginėnai hill and Mantviliškis pond.

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Radviliškis District Municipality

Location of Radviliškis in Radviliškis district municipality within Lithuania

Coordinates: 55°45′00″N 23°36′22″E / 55.75000°N 23.60611°E / 55.75000; 23.60611Coordinates: 55°45′00″N 23°36′22″E / 55.75000°N 23.60611°E / 55.75000; 23.60611
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Šiauliai County
Capital Radviliškis
Elderships 13
Government
 • Mayor Antanas Čepononis
 • Vice mayor Kazimieras Augulis (LSDP)
Area
 • Total 1,635 km2 (631 sq mi)
Area rank 11th
Population (2001 census)
 • Total 52,200
 • Rank 16th
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
 • Density rank 30th
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Telephone code 422
Major settlements
Website www.radviliskis.lt

Radviliškis District Municipality is one of the seven municipalities of Šiauliai County (Šiaulių apskritis) in Lithuania. Radviliškis town has been its center since 1950.

Radviliškis district has 13 subdivisions or elderships (Seniūnija).

Industry

Radviliškis is known for its soft beverages, timber processing, furniture and machinery production industries, sewn and knitted men's and ladies' wear, and the biggest second-hand car market in Northern Lithuania. The district is famous for extracting peat also.

Agriculture is developed in the district because of the high fecundity of the soil. The main agriculture branches are cattle, pigs, sheep breeding, cereal, sugar beets, meat and milk production. The production rates for meat, milk, grain, and sugar beets are among the highest in Lithuania.

Farmers also grow currants and strawberries, breed turkeys and ostriches.

Institutions

There are 50 educational institutions in Radviliškis District. There are two gymnasiums, five secondary schools, arts, music and sports schools, children's foster in Radviliškis town. Representatives of district's secondary schools develop their leadership skills at the School of Democracy and Social Practice “Ateitis”.

At the Lithuanian Rehabilitation Vocational Training center, disabled youths can get occupational training. The Center positively cooperates with foreign partners, changes places with delegations of schoolchildren, and pursues international projects.

Geography

Distances

From Radviliškis, it is:

Town twinning

Today Radviliškis is actively cooperating with foreign countries. The municipality expands international cooperation in the fields of municipal affairs, health care, social security, ecology, monument preservation, tourism, culture and education. The district is connected with:

Elderates

Attractions

There are many places of interest in Radviliškis district, such as:

See also

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