| Viekšniai | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Viekšniai |
| Coordinates: | 56.2333°N 22.5167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Samogitia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Telšiai County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mažeikiai district municipality |
| Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
| Subdivision Name4: | Viekšniai eldership |
| Subdivision Type6: | Capital of |
| Subdivision Name6: | Viekšniai eldership |
| Established Date: | 1253[1] |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date2: | 1725 |
| Established Title2: | Granted city rights |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2249 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Viekšniai (Samogitian: Vėikšnē, Yiddish: וועקשנע Vekshne, Polish: Wieksznie) is a town in the Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 17km (11miles) south-east of Mažeikiai. The etymology of the town's name probably comes from a former lake near Viekšniai.[3] The town was famous for its large Jewish population prior to the outbreak of World War 2.[4] [5]