page_title: Telšiai
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Telšiai / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Samogitia tourism information center in TelšiaiLietuvių: Žemaitijos turizmo informacijos centras TelšiuoseŽemaitėška: Žemaitėjės torizma informacėjės cėntros Telšiūs
context_page_description: Telšiai, known also by several alternative names including Telsiai, Telshi and Telschi in English sources, is a city in Lithuania with about 21,500 inhabitants. It is the capital of Telšiai County and Samogitia region, and it is located on the shores of Lake Mastis.
  Telšiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania, probably dating earlier than the 14th century. Between the 15th and 20th centuries, Telšiai became a district capital and between 1795 and 1802 it was included in the Vilnius Governorate. In 1873, Telšiai was transferred to the Kovno Governorate.
context_section_description: The old town of the city of Telšiai is one of seven protected old towns in Lithuania. The main tourist attractions are: 
  The Samogitian museum "ALKA" and Open-Air Museum of Rural Life of Samogitia.
  47 bear sculptures of various sizes and shapes in Telšiai city. The bear is an ancient symbol of Samogitia.
  Cheese house-museum "DŽIUGAS".
  A.Jonušo Samogitian-Japanese-Chinese Homestead-Museum.
  Shore of the lake Mastis and sculpture park.
  Telšiai Cathedral and Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary (on the top floor it is possible to see a panorama of the city).
  The Church of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, Telšiai (known as the "Little Church"), Telšiai yeshiva and Orthodox Church of St. Nicolaus.
  A Tourist Information Center can be found in the city centre. Telšiai was announced as tourists destination by EDEN in 2013.
caption: Tourism information center
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