Židikai
Židikai | |
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Birdview of Židikai main street Museum of Šatrijos Ragana Monument of Independence Gymnasium of Marija Pečkauskaitė | |
| Coordinates: 56°19′N 22°01′E / 56.317°N 22.017°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Municipality | Mažeikiai district municipality |
| Elderate | Židikai elderate |
| Capital of | Židikai elderate |
| First mentioned | 1568 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 440 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Židikai (Samogitian: Žėdėkā) is a town in Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 21 km west of Mažeikiai. Židikai is the seat of Židikai elderate. Židikai is known for being the home of Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana, a famous Lithuanian writer (1877–1930) for the last 15 years of her lifetime.