Šakiai

Infobox Settlement
name = Šakiai
nickname =
settlement_type= City
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Šakiai
image_shield = Sakiai COA.gif
latd=54|latm=57|lats=|latNS=N|longd=23|longm=3|longs=|longEW=E
coordinates_display= inline,title
coordinates_type = region:LT_type:city(6600)
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1 = Suvalkija
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marijampolė County
subdivision_type3 = Municipality
subdivision_name3 = Šakiai district municipality
subdivision_type4 = Eldership
subdivision_name4 = Šakiai eldership
subdivision_type6 = Capital of
subdivision_name6 = Šakiai district municipality
Šakiai eldership
established_date = 1599
established_title = First mentioned
established_date2 = 1776
established_title2= Granted city rights
population_total = 6,605
population_as_of = 2005
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3

Šakiai (pronunciation|Sakiai.ogg) is a city in the Marijampolė County, Lithuania. It is located convert|65|km|mi|abbr=on west of Kaunas. It is presumed that Šakiai first expanded from "Šakaičai" village. By 1719 a church in Šakiai was built. By the 19th century Šakiai already had city rights; it also had a school, Catholic and Lutheran churches, a synagogue, and a post office. During World War II the city was destroyed by the German army. Among the notable people born there was Zygmunt Kęstowicz, a Polish actor.