Statehood Day (Lithuania)

Statehood Day is a public holiday in Lithuania, and it is observed on July 6 each year.

Statehood Day commemorates the coronation of Mindaugas in 1253 as the country's first and only king. Mindaugas was considered the person who united the Baltic tribes and the founder of the state. He was assassinated in the fall of 1263.

In the 1990s, the historian Edvardas Gudavičius formulated and published Mindaugas' coronation day on July 6, celebrated as a public holiday in Lithuania since 1991.

The following is the list of Statehood Days in Lithuania from 2022 to 2026.

HolidayDateWeekday
Statehood DayJul 06, 2022Wednesday
Statehood DayJul 06, 2023Thursday
Statehood DayJul 06, 2024Saturday
Statehood DayJul 06, 2025Sunday
Statehood DayJul 06, 2026Monday

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