Site Structure
The Prerequisites for the Place of Settlement Establishment
2. IN THE 13TH CENTURY, THE LAND OF ŠIAULIAI APPEARS IN THE WORLD HISTORY
The Battle of Saulė: Samogitians’ Power and the Invaders’ Collapse
The Defensive System of Castles or how Šiauliai Defended Lithuania
3. 14TH-15TH CENTURIES – A CHANGEABLE PERIOD: BETWEEN THE STATE DEFENCE AND CHRISTIANITY LIGHT
Šiauliai Inhabitants – the Defenders of the State from Outside Enemies
Šiauliai Land at the Dawn of Christianity in Samogitia
In Short about Šiauliai Character
4. FORMATION OF ŠIAULIAI SETTLEMENT IN THE 16TH CENTURY
Favourable Conditions for the Expansion of the Settlement
5. THE BEGINNING OF ŠIAULIAI CITY OF THE 17TH CENTURY
Growth of Šiauliai City and the Great Constructions
The Emergence of Šiauliai Crown Estate (Economy) and its Significance for the State
6. ŠIAULIAI OF THE 18TH CENTURY IN THE VORTEX OF THE GREAT CITY REFORMS
The City in the Times of Antanas Tyzenhauzas’s Administration
The Origins of the Jewish Community Development in the City
Šiauliai Becomes the City with Full Rights
7. ŠIAULIAI OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN THE GRIP OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Šiauliai on the Threshold of Changes
History of the City: from the Rebellion to the Rebellion
Building of Trade Routes and Urban Growth
Development of the City’s Industry
The City’s Cultural Life – the Dawn of Awakening Consciousness
8. ŠIAULIAI IN THE YEARS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
The City, Sinking in Flames of War
9. ŠIAULIAI IN THE YEARS OF FREEDOM
The Importance of the City for the Newly Created State
External Changes of Šiauliai City
Development of Public Services in the City
The Contribution of Šiauliai Jews to the City’s Industrial and Financial Activities
Education – the City’s Main Priority
Cultural Life, which has Become an Integral Part of the History of Šiauliai
10. ŠIAULIAI IN THE YEARS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Šiauliai during the First Murderous Soviet Stay
Šiauliai in the Darkness of Nazism
11. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Šiauliai at the End of the Second World War
Organization of Resistance to the Returning Occupant
12. ŠIAULIAI IN POSTWAR PERIOD
Industrial Situation in the City
Education in the Soviet Period
Šiauliai and Sąjūdis Activities