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'''Židikai''' ([[Samogitian language|Samogitian]]: ''Žėdėkā'') is a |
'''Židikai''' ([[Samogitian language|Samogitian]]: ''Žėdėkā'') is a town in [[Mažeikiai district municipality]], [[Lithuania]]. It is located 21 km west of [[Mažeikiai]]. Židikai is the seat of [[Elderships of Lithuania|Židikai elderate]]. Židikai is known for being the home of [[Šatrijos Ragana|Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana]], a famous Lithuanian writer (1877–1930) for the last 15 years of her lifetime. |
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[[File:Zidikai police office 1938.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Židikai Police Office in 1938 (Collection of G. Januška)]] |
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[[File:Šatrijos Ragana memorial.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|A chapel-grave of author [[Šatrijos Ragana]]]] |
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[[File:Zidikai2 2006-09-09.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Šatrijos Ragana|Marija Pečkauskaitė]] street, the main thoroughfare]] |
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[[File:Marija Pečkauskaitė museum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Memorial Museum of [[Šatrijos Ragana]]]] |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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Židikai originates from the words ''Žydi kaip laukas'', or from the word ''Židikis'' (meaning ''tough''). Židikai was first mentioned in historic records in 1568 |
Name ''Židikai'' originates from the words ''Žydi kaip laukas'' (''blooms like a field'' in English), or from the word ''Židikis'' (meaning ''tough''). Židikai was first mentioned in historic records in 1568 AD. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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From 1614, Židikai was held by the [[Kražiai]] [[ |
From 1614, Židikai was held by the [[Kražiai]] [[Jesuits]]. In 1659, during the [[Northern Wars]], [[Sweden|Swedish]] forces burnt down Židikai. |
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Before World War II, Židikai had an important Jewish community. According to the census of 1923, there were 893 residents in the [[shtetl]], 799 being Jewish (89%).<ref name="jewishgen">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania6/lit6_430.html|publisher=jewishgen.org|title=Protecting Our Litvak Heritage (Pages 430-436)|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> During the summer of [[1941]], hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an [[einsatzgruppen]] of Germans and Lithuanian collaborators.<ref name="holocaustatlas">{{cite web|url=http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page//item/80/|publisher=holocaustatlas.lt|title=Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> |
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Economic activity in the village stalled. After the war, during the years of [[Soviet]] occupation, Židikai developed similarly to other small towns in Lithuania: in 1952, a hospital was established in the former parsonage; in 1954, a secondary school was established replacing the primary school; and in 1956, Židikai's Culture Center was founded. Židikai's population in 1959 was 429. |
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After [[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania|the re-establishment of Lithuania]] in 1990, Židikai became |
After [[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania|the re-establishment of independence of Lithuania]] in 1990, Židikai became the seat of the Židikai elderate. |
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== Progress == |
== Progress == |
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Currently, there are three grocery shops, a gymnasium, a dispensary, a public library, a music school and a Culture center. Public parks were created in 2006 and 2008. In 2007, the President of the Republic of Lithuania approved a new coat of arms of Židikai.<ref>[http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=311801&p_query=&p_tr2=2 "President of the Republic of Lithuania."] Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas.</ref> On 30 April 2010, a project to renovate the center of the town began. It was financed by the EU and Mažeikiai District Municipality's funds. During the project, the Nepriklausomybės and Turgaus squares as well as the buildings of the Culture center and Židikai elderate were renovated. The project was finished in 2012. Its value was LTL 731,677. The old town of Židikai is an urban monument with its street plan protected. The large Lithuanian company, [[ORLEN Lietuva]] has a presence in the Židikai eldership. |
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== Design == |
== Design == |
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Židikai town has a radial layout, established from the time of the [[Wallach reform|Wallach land reform]] of 1547. Conserved buildings are predominantly one or two floors high and date to the early 20th century. There are also post [[World War II]] and later 20th century buildings. The old part of Židikai is a monument of urbanistics, protected by the state.<ref>Kazys Misius. Iš Židikų dvaro ir miestelio praeities. Kn. [[Židikai (knyga)|Židikai]]. – Mažeikiai, 2008. – 182 p. – P. 161. {{ISBN|978-9955-911-01-2}}.</ref> |
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== Culture == |
== Culture == |
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[[Image:Zidikai. Paminklas Satrijai Raganai atminti.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Monument for the remembrance of [[Šatrijos Ragana]]]] |
[[Image:Zidikai. Paminklas Satrijai Raganai atminti.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Monument for the remembrance of [[Šatrijos Ragana]]]] |
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[[Image:Zidikai. Kulturos namai ir muzijos mokykla, 2006-09-09.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The cultural centre, library and music school building]] |
[[Image:Zidikai. Kulturos namai ir muzijos mokykla, 2006-09-09.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The cultural centre, library and music school building]] |
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Židikai is noted for its resident of 15 years, the author [[Šatrijos Ragana]]. In the |
Židikai is noted for its resident of 15 years, the author [[Šatrijos Ragana]]. In the center of Židikai, there is a museum dedicated to her . Its exhibits document both her childhood and youth as well as her later life in the town.<ref>[http://www.mazeikiai.lt/go.php/lit/Rasytojos_Satrijos_Raganos_memorialinis_/210 "Mazeikiu Rajono Savivaldybe."] Mazaikiai website.</ref> |
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The Židikai Culture Centre encourages regional traditions and leisure activities for the youth and other residents of the town. The building of the Culture Centre was completed in 1967 with two halls: a larger hall with a capacity of 200 seats for large events, concerts, disco parties ''etc''. and a smaller hall for events such as art exhibitions and board game tournaments.<ref>[http://www.mazeikiai.lt/go.php/lit/ZIDIKU_KULTUROS_CENTRAS/1079|title=MAŽEIKIŲ RAJONO SAVIVALDYBĖ "Zidiku Kuluros Centras."] Mazeikiai website.</ref> |
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Židikai public library was opened in 1939. In 2004, the library had about 9,000 documents and books in its possession. In 1994, the library moved to the new premises in the building of the Culture Centre (which is also home to the town's music school). The public library is a branch of [[Mažeikiai]] public library.<ref>[http://www.mrvb.lt/lt/struktura/filialai "Mažeikių rajono savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka."] MRVB website.</ref> |
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== Governance == |
== Governance == |
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[[Image:Zidikai. Seniunija, 2006-09-09.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Židikai eldership administrative building]] |
[[Image:Zidikai. Seniunija, 2006-09-09.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Židikai eldership administrative building]] |
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Židikai is the |
Židikai is the center of Židikai eldership and the largest town within the eldership. The area of the eldership is {{convert|198|km2|2|abbr=on}}. The population density of the eldership is 3.044-man/km<sup>2</sup>. In 2009, five [[seniūnaitija|sub-elderships]] were established, one of which was located in Židikai itself. |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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[[Image:Zidiku mokykla. Stogastulpis, 2006-09-09.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[ |
[[Image:Zidiku mokykla. Stogastulpis, 2006-09-09.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|A [[roofed pole]] in the backyard of [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school]]]] |
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The [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school]] opened in 1865 and is the oldest school in the Mažeikiai District Municipality. In |
The [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school|Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė Gymnasium]] opened in 1865 and is the oldest school in the Mažeikiai District Municipality. In the town there is also a branch of the Mažeikiai music school which was founded in 1986. There, students have an opportunity to learn to play the piano, accordion, saxophone or guitar as well as to learn music theory and history. It is located in the Židikai Culture Centre. |
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== Religion == |
== Religion == |
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Židikai has one Roman Catholic church and one chapel (in the cemetery of the |
Židikai has one Roman Catholic church and one chapel (in the cemetery of the town). The first church in Židikai was built in 1636 by the [[Kražiai]] Jesuits who held the town from 1614. The parish of Židikai was established in 1853. The existing [[St. John the Baptist Church, Židikai|St. John the Baptist's church]] was built in 1821 and St. Ann's Chapel was built in 1941. The most important religious festival and the biggest festival of the town is [[Saint Anne|Saint Ann's Feast]] celebrated annually during the last weekend of July. On the Sunday of the feast, [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] is celebrated in front of the cemetery chapel. |
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== Notable citizens == |
== Notable citizens == |
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* [[Šatrijos Ragana|Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana]] ( |
* [[Šatrijos Ragana|Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana]] (1877–1930), a Lithuanian author and educationalist, who lived in Židikai from 1915 until her death. She was buried in the Židikai cemetery. |
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* Alfonsas Bukontas (born 1941 near Židikai), a poet a translator who graduated from [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school|Židikai secondary school]]. |
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* Laimonas Inis (born 1938 near Židikai), an author, journalist and editor who graduated from [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school|Židikai secondary school]]. |
* Laimonas Inis (born 1938 near Židikai), an author, journalist and editor who graduated from [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school|Židikai secondary school]]. |
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* Klemas Inta (born 1941 near Židikai), a politician and signatory of the [[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania]] who graduated from [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school|Židikai secondary school]]. |
* Klemas Inta (born 1941 near Židikai), a politician and signatory of the [[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania]] who graduated from [[Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė secondary school|Židikai secondary school]]. |
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 11 August 2024
Židikai | |
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Birdview of Židikai main street Museum of Šatrijos Ragana Monument of Independence Gymnasium of Marija Pečkauskaitė | |
  Židikai Location of Židikai | |
| Coordinates: 56°19′N 22°01′E / 56.317°N 22.017°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Municipality | Mažeikiai district municipality |
| Elderate | Židikai elderate |
| Capital of | Židikai elderate |
| First mentioned | 1568 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 440 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Židikai (Samogitian: Žėdėkā) is a town in Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 21 km west of Mažeikiai. Židikai is the seat of Židikai elderate. Židikai is known for being the home of Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana, a famous Lithuanian writer (1877–1930) for the last 15 years of her lifetime.
Etymology
[edit]Name Židikai originates from the words Žydi kaip laukas (blooms like a field in English), or from the word Židikis (meaning tough). Židikai was first mentioned in historic records in 1568 AD.
History
[edit]From 1614, Židikai was held by the Kražiai Jesuits. In 1659, during the Northern Wars, Swedish forces burnt down Židikai.
Between 1918 and 1939, when Lithuania was established as an independent state, Židikai prospered. It was both the center of a Catholic parish and the center of local governance. In the interwar period Židikai population reached nearly 1,000.
Before World War II, Židikai had an important Jewish community. According to the census of 1923, there were 893 residents in the shtetl, 799 being Jewish (89%).[1] During the summer of 1941, hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen of Germans and Lithuanian collaborators.[2]
Economic activity in the village stalled. After the war, during the years of Soviet occupation, Židikai developed similarly to other small towns in Lithuania: in 1952, a hospital was established in the former parsonage; in 1954, a secondary school was established replacing the primary school; and in 1956, Židikai's Culture Center was founded. Židikai's population in 1959 was 429.
After the re-establishment of independence of Lithuania in 1990, Židikai became the seat of the Židikai elderate.
Progress
[edit]Currently, there are three grocery shops, a gymnasium, a dispensary, a public library, a music school and a Culture center. Public parks were created in 2006 and 2008. In 2007, the President of the Republic of Lithuania approved a new coat of arms of Židikai.[3] On 30 April 2010, a project to renovate the center of the town began. It was financed by the EU and Mažeikiai District Municipality's funds. During the project, the Nepriklausomybės and Turgaus squares as well as the buildings of the Culture center and Židikai elderate were renovated. The project was finished in 2012. Its value was LTL 731,677. The old town of Židikai is an urban monument with its street plan protected. The large Lithuanian company, ORLEN Lietuva has a presence in the Židikai eldership.
Design
[edit]Židikai town has a radial layout, established from the time of the Wallach land reform of 1547. Conserved buildings are predominantly one or two floors high and date to the early 20th century. There are also post World War II and later 20th century buildings. The old part of Židikai is a monument of urbanistics, protected by the state.[4]
Culture
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Židikai is noted for its resident of 15 years, the author Šatrijos Ragana. In the center of Židikai, there is a museum dedicated to her . Its exhibits document both her childhood and youth as well as her later life in the town.[5]
The Židikai Culture Centre encourages regional traditions and leisure activities for the youth and other residents of the town. The building of the Culture Centre was completed in 1967 with two halls: a larger hall with a capacity of 200 seats for large events, concerts, disco parties etc. and a smaller hall for events such as art exhibitions and board game tournaments.[6]
Židikai public library was opened in 1939. In 2004, the library had about 9,000 documents and books in its possession. In 1994, the library moved to the new premises in the building of the Culture Centre (which is also home to the town's music school). The public library is a branch of Mažeikiai public library.[7]
Governance
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Židikai is the center of Židikai eldership and the largest town within the eldership. The area of the eldership is 198 km2 (76.45 sq mi). The population density of the eldership is 3.044-man/km2. In 2009, five sub-elderships were established, one of which was located in Židikai itself.
Education
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The Židikai Marija Pečkauskaitė Gymnasium opened in 1865 and is the oldest school in the Mažeikiai District Municipality. In the town there is also a branch of the Mažeikiai music school which was founded in 1986. There, students have an opportunity to learn to play the piano, accordion, saxophone or guitar as well as to learn music theory and history. It is located in the Židikai Culture Centre.
Religion
[edit]Židikai has one Roman Catholic church and one chapel (in the cemetery of the town). The first church in Židikai was built in 1636 by the Kražiai Jesuits who held the town from 1614. The parish of Židikai was established in 1853. The existing St. John the Baptist's church was built in 1821 and St. Ann's Chapel was built in 1941. The most important religious festival and the biggest festival of the town is Saint Ann's Feast celebrated annually during the last weekend of July. On the Sunday of the feast, Mass is celebrated in front of the cemetery chapel.
Notable citizens
[edit]- Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana (1877–1930), a Lithuanian author and educationalist, who lived in Židikai from 1915 until her death. She was buried in the Židikai cemetery.
- Alfonsas Bukontas (born 1941 near Židikai), a poet a translator who graduated from Židikai secondary school.
- Laimonas Inis (born 1938 near Židikai), an author, journalist and editor who graduated from Židikai secondary school.
- Klemas Inta (born 1941 near Židikai), a politician and signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania who graduated from Židikai secondary school.
References
[edit]- ^ "Protecting Our Litvak Heritage (Pages 430-436)". jewishgen.org. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "President of the Republic of Lithuania." Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas.
- ^ Kazys Misius. Iš Židikų dvaro ir miestelio praeities. Kn. Židikai. – Mažeikiai, 2008. – 182 p. – P. 161. ISBN 978-9955-911-01-2.
- ^ "Mazeikiu Rajono Savivaldybe." Mazaikiai website.
- ^ RAJONO SAVIVALDYBĖ "Zidiku Kuluros Centras." Mazeikiai website.
- ^ "Mažeikių rajono savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka." MRVB website.
See also
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Židikai.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Židikai.
- Židikai, Lithuania(Archive and memorial website for Židikai (Zhidik in Yiddish).
