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Skirsnemunė
Skirsnemunė is a village in Jurbarkas district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. It is situated on the Neman River about 9 km from Jurbarkas. According to the 2011 census, it had 772 residents. The village traces it history to Christmemel, a fortress built by the Teutonic Knights on a nearby hill fort in 1313. The fortress was abandoned in 1328. The town church was funded by the last will of Mykolas, son of Jonas Kęsgaila, in 1523. Skirsnemunė received Magdeburg rights Magdeburg rights (german: Magdeburger Recht; also called Magdeburg Law) were a set of town privileges first developed by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (936–973) and based on the Flemish Law, which regulated the degree of internal autonomy within ... in 1792. Gallery File:Skirsnemunė coats of arms in 1792.jpg, Coat of arms (1792) File:Skirsnemunės bažnyčia.JPG, St. George's Church File:Zvyriai.jpg, Skirsnemunė Evangelical Lutheran Church References * Borchert, Friedrich. ''Landsmannschaft Os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauragė County
Tauragė County (Lithuanian: ''Tauragės apskritis'') is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Tauragė Tauragė (; see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 21,520. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, and not far from .... On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Tauragė County remains as the territorial and statistical unit. Municipalities Population by municipality References External links Social and demographic characteristics of Tauragė CountyEconomy of Tauragė CountyEnvironment of Tauragė County {{DEFAULTSORT:Taurage County Counties of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
