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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Jurbarkas is a city in Lithuania, serving as the capital of the Jurbarkas District Municipality within Tauragė County. The settlement was first recorded in writing in 1259. It has a population of 14,364 and covers an area of 13.28 square kilometers. The city is situated at an elevation of 29 meters above sea level.
Administratively, Jurbarkas is part of the former Soviet Union and currently Lithuania. It maintains twinned relationships with Crailsheim, Lichtenberg, Ryn, and Bogense. The local postal code is LT-74001, and the city operates under the Europe/Vilnius timezone.
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- Locality
- Jurbarkas
- Region
- Tauragės apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 10,186
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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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
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Jurbarkas
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Population
- 10186
- Area
- 13.28
- Elevation
- 29
- Capital of
- Jurbarkas District Municipality
- Official website
- www.jurbarkas.lt
- Image
- Jurbarkas, Kauno g.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Hajnówka
- Commons category
- Jurbarkas
- topic's main category
- 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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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- 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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