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Stages of Šiauliai
History
History
Development of the City’s Industry
The economic and industrial potential of the city was promoted by emerging local enterprises. Šiauliai of the early 19th century can be called an agrarian and commercial city, where the majority of the population was engaged in agricu... Read more
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The Modernizing City
Even before the end of the 19th century, lighting of main streets and houses, financed from the city budget, was equipped. In the 20th century, lighting was equipped by private enterprises: Ch. Frenkelis’s tannery, tannery of brother... Read more
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Education and Self-Education
In the early 19th century, Šiauliai had only one parish school, consisting of one class, attached to the church, which was operating for more than 35 years, until 1839. Due to the enhancing Russification and shortage of funds in the c... Read more
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Jan
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The City’s Cultural Life – the Dawn of Awakening Consciousness
The city’s stronger economy and administrative apparatus was followed by the emergence of various organizations, movements and the like. As new educational and medical institutions were set up, the intelligentsia also grew, because m... Read more
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The City, Sinking in Flames of War
During World War I, Šiauliai became a strategically important point, crossed by the main railway lines, making it the venue of fierce clashes. It is one of the cities of Lithuania that suffered most during the war. As the Russian Empi... Read more
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The Importance of the City for the Newly Created State
After the First World War, it did not take long for Šiauliai to stand on its feet, and the city’s inhabitants were among the most active creators of the foundations for the internal life and politics of the new state. Šiauliai self... Read more
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External Changes of Šiauliai City
It can be stated that the damage made by occupations to the city was beneficial: it was an impetus to start the renovation of the city’s infrastructure. Šiauliai municipality started promoting the city’s inhabitants to build two-t... Read more
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Jan
2018
Development of Public Services in the City
The municipality introduced new hygiene rules in the city: the residents had to build garbage bins at their houses and dig slop pits, constantly clean their streets and yards. Not only the inhabitants and factories, but also other ente... Read more
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Jan
2018
The Contribution of Šiauliai Jews to the City’s Industrial and Financial Activities
After the war, the industry quickly recovered reaching the level of the pre-war period, as there were active representatives of the Jewish community in the city. In principal, their active manufacturing and trading activities formed th... Read more
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Jan
2018
Education – the City’s Main Priority
Already at the beginning of independence, the employees of the municipality in authority very well understood the importance of education. This is primarily apparent from the funds allocated for the revival of this sector. Here, Šiaul... Read more
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