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Varniai | |
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City | |
Aerial view of Varniai Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (formerly cathedral) Samogitian Diocese Museum (formerly the Seat of the Diocese of Samogitia) Varniai Eldership Building | |
Coordinates: 55°44′0″N 22°22′0″E / 55.73333°N 22.36667°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | Telšiai County |
Municipality | Telšiai district municipality |
Eldership | Varniai eldership |
Capital of | Varniai eldership |
First mentioned | 1314 |
Granted city rights | 1950 |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 873 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | Varniai.lt |
Varniai (; Samogitian: Varnē) is a city in the Telšiai County, western Lithuania.[1] In the Middle Ages the city was known as Medininkai (Samogitian: Medėninkā).[1]