Kražiai

Kražiai
Town
Kražiai
Location of Kražiai
Coordinates: 55°36′N 22°41′E / 55.600°N 22.683°E / 55.600; 22.683
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyŠiauliai County
MunicipalityKelmė district municipality
EldershipKražiai eldership
Capital ofKražiai eldership
First mentioned1257
Population
 (2018)
  Total
650
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kražiai (Yiddish: קראָזש, romanized: Krozh; Samogitian: Kražē; Polish: Kroże) is a historic town in Lithuania, located in the Kelmė district municipality, between Varniai (32 km) and Raseiniai (44 km), on the Kražantė River. The old town of Kražiai is an archeological and urban monument.