Skirsnemunė

Skirsnemunė
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Skirsnemunė Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°06′N 22°54′E / 55.100°N 22.900°E / 55.100; 22.900
Country	Lithuania
County	Tauragė County
Municipality	Jurbarkas district municipality
Eldership	Skirsnemunė eldership
Capital of	Skirsnemunė eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	772
Time zone	UTC+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.

Gallery[edit]

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  Coat of arms (1792)
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  St. George's Church
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  Skirsnemunė Evangelical Lutheran Church

References[edit]

• Borchert, Friedrich. Landsmannschaft Ostpreußen e.V. (26 May 2001). "Kampf im Osten – Diplomatie im Westen". Retrieved 11 April 2006.
• Urban, William. The Teutonic Knights: A Military History. Greenhill Books. London, 2003, pp. 133, 162, 167, 168. ISBN 1-85367-535-0

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