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Apuolė
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Apuolė is a historic village in Skuodas district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated some east of Skuodas by the . It had a population of 132 according to the 2001 census and 119 according to the 2011 census.

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Apuolė
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Village
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Apuole10-2009-08-22.jpg
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Medieval festival in Apuolė
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Lithuania
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Location in Lithuania
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Country
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County
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20px Klaipėda County
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Municipality
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Skuodas district municipality
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Eldership
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Aleksandrija eldership
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2011
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119
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First mentioned
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854
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EET

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Apuolė is a historic village in Skuodas district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated some east of Skuodas by the . It had a population of 132 according to the 2001 census and 119 according to the 2011 census.

The Apuolė hillfort is located by the village. Having survived a viking attack in 854, Apuolė is the oldest Lithuanian settlement mentioned in written sources. Since 2004, the attack is commemorated by an annual medieval reenactment Apuolė 854.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Apuolė” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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