Žagarė is a city located in the Joniškis district, northern Lithuania, close to the border with Latvia. It has a population of about 2,000, down from 14,000 in 1914, when it was the 7th largest city in Lithuania. Žagarė is famous for Žagarvyšnė - a cherry species originated in Žagarė.

Joniškis District Municipality is a territorial unit of Lithuania with a population of about 30,000. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Joniškis.