Kuršėnai (pronunciation (help·info); Samogitian: Koršienā; Yiddish: קורשאַן Kurshon; German: Kurschenen; Polish: Kurszany; Latvian: Kuršēni) is the twenty-fifth largest city in Lithuania. According to the 2020 estimate, it had 10,829 residents. The town's name was first documented in the 16th century. According to historian Michał Baliński , its name is derived from word kuršis (Curonian). However, according to folk etymology, the town didn't have a name for a long time. But, one summer day the river Venta flooded and washed all hay bales which were standing at the river banks. People started questioning each other: where is the hay? where is the hay? („Kur šienai? Kur šienai?“). Since then, the town name stayed as Kuršėnai. More information...
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