Telšiai
Telšiai is a city in Lithuania. It is the capital of Telšiai County.
City | |
Coordinates: 55°59′0″N 22°15′0″E / 55.98333°N 22.25000°ECoordinates: 55°59′0″N 22°15′0″E / 55.98333°N 22.25000°E | |
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 | 17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 21,294 |
• Density | 1,217/km2 (3,151/sq mi) |
• Metro | 45,474 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 87xxx |
Website | telsiai |
The city has about 21,500 inhabitants.
Telšiai Media
Interior of Telšiai Cathedral
Curia of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai
Žemaitė drama theatre
Telšiai sign in Samogitian dialect