Eržvilkas
Sign in to saveEržvilkas (Samogitian: Eržvėlks) is a town in Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 429 people. thumb|left|Eržvilkas mound thumb|left|Eržvilkas old cemetery
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Place details
- Locality
- Eržvilkas
- Region
- Tauragės apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Eržvilkas
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- EržvilkoBažn.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Erzvilkas COA.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lithuania
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- Location in Lithuania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tauragė County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jurbarkas District Municipality
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Tauragė County
- Population
- +429
- Elevation
- +45
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- EržvilkoBažn.jpg
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5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Jewish history
- Notable residents
- References
Eržvilkas (Samogitian: Eržvėlks) is a town in Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 429 people. thumb|left|Eržvilkas mound thumb|left|Eržvilkas old cemetery
==Etymology== Eržilas + vilkas ("stallion" + "wolf"). The name of the town comes from the name of the local stream with the same name, a tributary of the river. According to a local legend, a detachment of Crusaders was chased off after one Samogitian scared Crusader's horses by wolf's scent by covering his stallion with wolf's hide and letting him go onto the Crusader's herd. This event is reflected in the coat of arms of the town.