Jurbarkas
Sign in to saveJurbarkas (; Samogitian: Jorbarks, known also by several alternative names) is a city in Tauragė County, in Samogitia, Lithuania. Jurbarkas is located in the historic land of Karšuva. It is on the right-hand shore of the Nemunas at its confluence with the tributaries Mituva and Imsrė. The town became an important road junction after a bridge was built over the Nemunas in 1978.
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- Locality
- Jurbarkas
- Region
- Tauragės apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 10,186
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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- City
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Jurbarkas
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- Flag and coat of arms of Jurbarkas
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- Flag and coat of arms of Jurbarkas
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- Ethnographic region
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- Samogitia
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- County
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- Tauragė County
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- Municipality
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- Jurbarkas district municipality
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- Eldership
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Jurbarkas
- Population
- 10186
- Area
- 13.28
- Elevation
- 29
- Official website
- www.jurbarkas.lt
- Image
- Jurbarkas, Kauno g.JPG
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- Commons category
- Jurbarkas
- inception
- 1259-00-00
- time of earliest written record
- 1259-00-00
- postal code
- LT-74001
- P6482
- Jurbarkas
- native label
- Jurbarkas
- P8168
- Brocciu
- P12749
- Vosne-Romanée
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- Etymology
- History
- Jewish community
- Famous residents
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Jurbarkas (; Samogitian: Jorbarks, known also by several alternative names) is a city in Tauragė County, in Samogitia, Lithuania. Jurbarkas is located in the historic land of Karšuva. It is on the right-hand shore of the Nemunas at its confluence with the tributaries Mituva and Imsrė. The town became an important road junction after a bridge was built over the Nemunas in 1978.
== Etymology == The name Jurbarkas is derived from the Ordensburg castle, Georgenburg, built in the 13th century.
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