Radviliškis District Municipality ( Lithuanian : Radviliškio rajono savivaldybė ) is one of the seven municipalities of Šiauliai County ( Šiaulių apskritis ) in Lithuania . Radviliškis town has been its center since 1950.
6-487: Radviliškis district has 13 subdivisions or elderships ( Seniūnija ). 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
12-545: A very small region consisting of few villages , one single town , or a part of a big city . Elderships vary in size and population depending on their location and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality . Šilainiai , Dainava , Verkiai , Žirmūnai and Pašilaičiai are the most populous elderates, with population counts over 40,000, around twice the population of some entire municipalities. Elderships manage small-scale local matters, such as repairing pavements and dirt roads, and keep records on all families living in
18-618: 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. From Radviliškis, it is: Today Radviliškis is actively cooperating with foreign countries. The municipality expands international cooperation in
24-426: The eldership. The premise of the concept is that — unlike in higher administrative divisions — an elder (the leader of the eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Modern Lithuania is divided into 10 counties , 60 municipalities , and 546 elderships. Elderships function as municipal districts. In cities, an elder is elected to each eldership district, along with
30-549: The fields of municipal affairs, health care, social security, ecology, monument preservation, tourism, culture and education. The district is connected with: There are many places of interest in Radviliškis district, such as: Elderships of Lithuania A seniūnija (in English: eldership , elderate , ward , parish , or subdistrict ) is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania . An eldership may comprise
36-689: 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 . 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
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