Skirsnemunė
Sign in to saveSkirsnemunė is a town in Jurbarkas district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. It is situated on the Neman River about 9 km from Jurbarkas. According to the 2011 census, it had 772 residents. The town traces it history to Christmemel, a fortress built by the Teutonic Knights on a nearby hill fort in 1313. The fortress was abandoned in 1328. The town church was funded by the last will of Mykolas, son of Jonas Kęsgaila, in 1523. Skirsnemunė received Magdeburg rights in 1792.
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- Locality
- Skirsnemunė
- Region
- Tauragės apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Skirsnemunė
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Skirsnemunė002.JPG
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Skirsnemunė.gif
- Settlement.image_shield
- Skirsnemune COA.gif
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lithuania
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- 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.subdivision_type3
- Eldership
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Skirsnemunė eldership
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Capital of
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Skirsnemunė eldership
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 772
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Skirsnemunė
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Jurbarkas District Municipality
- Population
- 772
- Elevation
- 50
- Capital of
- Skirsnemunė Eldership
- Image
- Skirsnemunė002.JPG
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- Skirsnemunė
- time of earliest written record
- 1258-00-00
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Skirsnemunė is a town in Jurbarkas district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. It is situated on the Neman River about 9 km from Jurbarkas. According to the 2011 census, it had 772 residents. The town traces it history to Christmemel, a fortress built by the Teutonic Knights on a nearby hill fort in 1313. The fortress was abandoned in 1328. The town church was funded by the last will of Mykolas, son of Jonas Kęsgaila, in 1523. Skirsnemunė received Magdeburg rights in 1792.
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