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Joniškis () is a city in northern Lithuania with a population of about 11,150. It is located 40 kilometers north of Šiauliai and 14 kilometers south of the Lithuania–Latvia border. Joniškis is the municipal and administrative center of Joniškis district municipality. With the Church of the Accession of the Holy Virgin Mary (founded in 1901) and a complex of two Jewish synagogues - Red (built in 1897) and White (built in 1823) at its centre, the town has the status of an urban architectural heritage site. Joniškis has a Culture Centre, a local venue for music and theatre events. A railway line connecting Riga and Šiauliai runs along the western boundary of the city. West of the railway, the city’s allotment gardens and the Lutheran and Victims of World War II cemeteries are located. Joniškis hosts the Jonas Avyžius Public Library of Joniškis District Municipality. ==Name== Joniškis is the Lithuanian name of the city. Versions of the name in other languages include Polish: ''Janiszki'', Russian: Янишки ''Yanishki'', Belarusian: Яні́шкі ''Yanishki'', Yiddish: יאנישאק ''Yanishok'', German: ''Jonischken'', Latvian: ''Jonišķi 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joniškis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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