Joniškio rajono savivaldybė: Hotels and Accommodation
Joniškis has a distinctive cultural landmark in its White and Red Synagogues, located directly next to each other near the city centre. Together, they form a Jewish cultural and heritage ensemble that was designated as a cultural heritage object in 1970. For travellers interested in Jewish heritage, this ensemble is a specific cultural point of interest in Joniškio rajono savivaldybė. The city centre also features a reconstructed monument commemorating the tenth anniversary of Lithuanian independence, originally erected in 1928 and described as a notable feature of the city centre.
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Culture
The synagogue complex is managed by the Joniškis Museum of History and Culture. An interactive exhibition on the history of Joniškis has also been established in the synagogue.
Augstaiskalns and Liepu Kalns are located in the wider regional surroundings of Joniškis.
City
Joniškio rajono savivaldybė is a territorial unit of Lithuania; the city of Joniškis is its administrative centre. Joniškis is also the municipal and administrative centre of Joniškio rajono savivaldybė, 39 kilometres north of Šiauliai and 14 kilometres south of the Lithuanian-Latvian border.
Joniškis lies in the central Žiemgala Plain on the watershed of the Sidabra and Audruvė streams. The Old Town and the church occupy the highest point of this watershed.
The city preserves an urban structure of five main streets and a square that developed during its early modern period.
Local points of interest include the Joniškis History and Culture Museum, the Joniškis Basketball Museum, Joniškis Park, Joniškis Square, the Church of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and the Tourism and Business Information Centre.
If you would like to open another destination afterwards, go to Gataučiai.
For the higher-level travel overview: Šiauliai District.
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