Mažeikiai (pronunciationⓘ; Samogitian: Mažeikē; Latvian: Mažeiķi; Polish: Możejki) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, on the Venta River.

The city is the administrative center of Mažeikiai District Municipality in Telšiai County.

The town started growing rapidly in 1869 when the Libau–Romny Railway connecting Vilnius and Liepāja was constructed.

During the first years of independence, Mažeikiai was subject to a territorial dispute between Lithuania and Latvia because of its importance as a railway hub between the Latvian cities of Riga, Jelgava and Liepāja.

[2] During World War II, Mažeikiai was under occupation of Nazi Germany from 26 June 1941 until 31 October 1944.

However, Yukos ran afoul with the Russian government and, facing bankruptcy, sold the refinery to PKN Orlen in 2006.

According to the official website of the Mažeikiai district municipality, the museum preserves and exhibits archaeological, historical, ethnographic, and folk art collections of the Samogitia region.