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.