Centuries in the past the Salduvė hill east of Chatša hosted a wood castle which defended Šiauliai. Saulės Laikrodžio (Sundial) square south of Converseša is crowned by a sculpture-sundial That may be a modern day symbol of Šiauliai. Lake Rėkyva south of Šiauliai is the largest wetland lake in Lithuania https://www.agniswap.fi/