Žerkščiai
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Žerkščiai | |
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Village | |
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  Žerkščiai Location of Žerkščiai | |
| Coordinates: 56°10′N 22°41′E / 56.167°N 22.683°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Akmenė District Municipality |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 218 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Žerkščiai is a small village the western part of Akmenė District Municipality, Lithuania. It is located 1 km southwest of Venta, on the opposite bank of the river Venta.
Population
[edit]The population of Žerkščiai has remained roughly the same throughout the past 100 years, with its peak being in 2011 with 317 inhabitants[1] and its lowest being 95 in 1970. Between 1979[2] and 1989,[3] the population grew more due the neighbouring city of Venta opening up a lime and later a brick factory creating more job opportunities.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census of the Republic of Lithuania" (PDF).
- ↑ Lietuvos TSR kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Lietuvos TSR Centrinė statistikos valdyba. 1982.
- ↑ "Kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės" (PDF). kynga.lietuvai.lt. 1989.
