Objects of cognitive tourism in Joniškis district

Mounds:
Žvelgaitis Hill (in Žagarė, next to P. Cvirka Str.; a battle place with the Livonian Order at the Žagarė Castle); Raktuvė Hill (in Žagarė, next to Raktuvė Str.; a battle place with the Livonian Order at the Raktuvė Castle); Sidabrė Hill (Kalnelis Village, Joniškis Eldership; a battle place with the Livonian Oder); the Sun battle field (Jauniūnai Village, Gatančiai Eldership);

Buildings:
• Žagarė manor estate and park (build in the XIX century, the largest landscape park in Lithuania was created in the XVII century, renewed and expanded in 1898-1900 according to the dendrologist’s Kuphaltas project);
• Jakiškiai manor estate (Jakikiai Village, Jonikis Eldership);
• Old Church of Žagarė (Žagarė, Švėkųnos Str., built in 1528, renovated in 1712 and 1844);
• Joniškis St. Virgin Acsension Church (Joniškis, Bažnyčios Str. 2);
• Žagarė St. Peter and Paul Church (Žagarė, Miestas Ave. 1, built in 1636, renovated in 1805, it is an art monument);
• St. Peter and Paul Church (Švėtės Str., Žagarė);
• Church of Crucifixion (Žukančiai Village, Gaižaičiai Eldership);
• St. Laurynas Church (serves temporarily as a chapel, Kriukai);
• St. John the Baptist Church (Juodeikiai, Gaižaičiai Eldership);
• St. Philip and Jacob Church (Rudikiai, Rudikiai Eldership);
• St. Stanislovas Kostka Church (Gainai, Kepaliai Eldership);
• Windmill in Žagariškiai (build around 1770-1780);
• Skaistgirys St. Jurgis Church (Skaistgirys, Kaštonų Str. 17, built in 1668, renovated in the XVIII century and in 1836, it is an art monument);
• Buildings of the synagogues (Joniškis, Nepriklausomybės Ave. 4 and 4 a; both built at the end of the XIX century);
• Old part of the Žagarė town, established during the 2^nd half of the XVI century – beginning of the XX century;
• Old part of the Joniškis town established in the XVI – beginning of the XX century;

Historical Objects and Monuments

Buildings:
• Melniai windmill (Melniai Village, Sauglaukis Eldership, built in 1897; technologically equipped windmill)

Birthplace of famous people:
• Home estate of the writer A. Jasutis (born in 1910) in Reibiniai;
• Home estate and monument to the physicist and chemist V. Čepinskis (born in 1871) in Dargaičiai;
• Home estate and museum of the folklore collector and enlightener M. J. Slančiauskas (born in 1850) in Trumpaičiai (Riebiniai Village, Skaistgiris Eldership);
• Birthplace of the painter M. Katiliūtė (born in 1912, Vaizgučiai, Gataučiai Eldership);
• Home estate of the writer M. Katiliškis (real name A. Vaitkus) (Katiliškis Village, Žagarė Eldership).