Šilalė
Sign in to saveŠilalė (; Samogitian: Šėlalė, ) is a city in western Lithuania, Samogitia, Tauragė County. It is located north of Tauragė. The River Lokysta flows through the town and there is a pond in the centre of the town.
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Place details
- Locality
- Šilalė
- Region
- Tauragės apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 4,640
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Šilalė
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- Town
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- Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Šilalė
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- Šilalės vėliava.svg
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- Coat of arms of Šilalė.svg
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- Lithuania Šilalė District Municipality
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- Location in Šilalė district municipality220px|center
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Šilalė
- Country
- Lithuania
- Population
- +4729
- Area
- +3.5
- Elevation
- +100
- Official website
- www.silale.lt
- Image
- BžnPrAsyžiečioOdHřbit.jpg
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Šilalė (; Samogitian: Šėlalė, ) is a city in western Lithuania, Samogitia, Tauragė County. It is located north of Tauragė. The River Lokysta flows through the town and there is a pond in the centre of the town.
==History== The town is part of the Samogitian ethnographic region of Lithuania and was first mentioned in the sixteenth century. Its name derives from the generic word sila ("Pinewood") and Samogitian suffix -alė. It was located in the Duchy of Samogitia in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.