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Šunskai
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Šunskai is a small town in Marijampolė County, in southwestern Lithuania. It is known for its pheasant sanctuary, the only one of its kind in the country.

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It is catalogued under topics including Geography articles needing translation from Lithuanian Wikipedia, Towns in Lithuania and Towns in Marijampolė County.

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Settlement.official_name
Šunskai
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Šunskai.JPG
Settlement.pushpin_map
Lithuania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
Location in Lithuania
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
County
Settlement.subdivision_name1
20px Marijampolė County
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.population_as_of
2021
Settlement.population_total
402
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.timezone_DST
EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+3

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Instance of
locality
Country
Lithuania
Population
524
Elevation
58
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Šunskai.JPG
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Šunskai
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Geography and location
  • Demographics
  • Notable features
  • Pheasant Sanctuary
  • Historical cemetery
  • References

Šunskai is a small town in Marijampolė County, in southwestern Lithuania. It is known for its pheasant sanctuary, the only one of its kind in the country.

==Geography and location== Šunskai is a small town located within the Marijampolė County in southern Lithuania, situated approximately 8 kilometers northwest of the city of Marijampolė. It serves as a local parish center for the surrounding rural area. The town is traversed by the Žvirgždė River, a tributary of the Šešupė, while to the south of the town lies the Šunskai Forest.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Šunskai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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