Siesikai

Siesikai is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 508 people. The town has a church of Catholics.

Siesikai
Town
Coat of arms
Siesikai
Location of Siesikai in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°17′38″N 24°30′11″E
Country Lithuania
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityUkmergė district municipality
EldershipSiesikai eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total508
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Its alternate names include Sesikay, Sesiki, Sessiki, Siesiki (Polish), Siesikų, Sesik or Sheshik (Yiddish), and Siyesikay.[1][2]

References

  1. United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania – Siesikai. Accessed January 28, 2014.
  2. Dov Levin (2000). The Litvaks: A Short History of the Jews in Lithuania. Berghahn Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-57181-264-3.
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