page_title: Židikai
section_title: Governance
hierarchical_section_title: Židikai / Governance
caption_attribution_description: Lietuvių: Židikai, Mažeikių raj. Židikų seniūnijos administracijos pastatas ir paštas Foto: Algirdas, 2006 m. rugsėjo 9 d., Lietuva
context_page_description: Židikai is a town in Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 21 km west of Mažeikiai. Židikai is the centre of Židikai elderate. Židikai's Jewish community perished in World War II. However, the village progressed during the Soviet era and is regarded as an urban monument. It is known for being the home of Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana, a famous Lithuanian writer.
context_section_description: Židikai is the centre of Židikai eldership and the largest town within the eldership. The area of the eldership is 198 km² (76.45 sq mi). The population density of the eldeship is 3.044-man/km². In 2009, five sub-elderships were established, one of which was located in Židikai village.
caption: The Židikai eldership administrative building
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