Biržai

Biržai
City
Biržai
Location of Biržai
Coordinates: 56°12′N 24°45′E / 56.200°N 24.750°E / 56.200; 24.750
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Panevėžys County
MunicipalityBiržai district municipality
EldershipBiržai city eldership
Capital ofBiržai district municipality
Biržai city eldership
Širvėna eldership
First mentioned1455
Granted Town rights1589
Population
 (2020)
  Total
10,146
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitebirzai.lt

Biržai (pronunciation, also known by several alternative names) is a city in northern Lithuania. Famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle manor, the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries.