Gargždai
Sign in to saveGargždai () is a city in western Lithuania located in Klaipėda County. The Minija River flows through the city. The Gargždai Stadium is the city's main sports venue where the FK Banga Gargždai play its home games.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gargždai
- Region
- Klaipėdos apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 16,433
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gargždai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Gargždai
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- Flag of Gargždai.gif
- Settlement.image_shield
- Gargždai COA.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Ethnographic region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Samogitia
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- County
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- 20px Klaipėda County
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- Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Gargždai
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Dauparai-Kvietiniai Eldership
- Population
- +15065
- Area
- +1.735
- Elevation
- +9
- Capital of
- Dauparai-Kvietiniai Eldership
- Image
- GargžHudebníŠkKostelArMikulRadniceVodotr.JPG
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Economy
- Sports
- Industry
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- References
Gargždai () is a city in western Lithuania located in Klaipėda County. The Minija River flows through the city. The Gargždai Stadium is the city's main sports venue where the FK Banga Gargždai play its home games.
==Etymology== The etymology of the town's name is uncertain, but it is thought to derive from the common word gargždas, meaning "pebbles, gravel". In the Teutonic Order partition act of 1253, the town was mentioned as Garisda. It seems reasonable to suggest that the name of the town is derived from the Gargždupis River, which flows in the vicinity of the Kalniškė hillfort adjacent to Gargždai. The name of the river may also have been influenced by its stony and gravelly banks. There is no doubt that the origin of the town's name is Curonian, as similar names are common in territories inhabited by the Curonians.