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Siesikai

Coordinates: 55°17′38″N 24°30′11″E / 55.29389°N 24.50306°E / 55.29389; 24.50306
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Siesikai
Town
Coat of arms of Siesikai
Siesikai is located in Lithuania
Siesikai
Siesikai
Location of Siesikai in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°17′38″N 24°30′11″E / 55.29389°N 24.50306°E / 55.29389; 24.50306
Country Lithuania
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityUkmergė district municipality
EldershipSiesikai eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total508
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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 Catholic church.

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

References

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  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.