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Skirsnemunė

Coordinates: 55°06′N 22°54′E / 55.100°N 22.900°E / 55.100; 22.900
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Skirsnemunė
Town
Flag of Skirsnemunė
Coat of arms of Skirsnemunė
Skirsnemunė is located in Lithuania
Skirsnemunė
Skirsnemunė
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°06′N 22°54′E / 55.100°N 22.900°E / 55.100; 22.900
Country Lithuania
CountyTauragė County
MunicipalityJurbarkas district municipality
EldershipSkirsnemunė eldership
Capital ofSkirsnemunė eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total772
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.[1] 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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  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 18, 2017.