Skuodas

Skuodas
City
Vilnius str. in Skuodas in 2022
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Skuodas
Location of Skuodas
Coordinates: 56°16′0″N 21°32′0″E / 56.26667°N 21.53333°E / 56.26667; 21.53333
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
County Klaipėda County
MunicipalitySkuodas district municipality
EldershipSkuodas town eldership
Capital ofSkuodas district municipality
Skuodas town eldership
Skuodas eldership
First mentioned1253
Granted city rights1572
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
5,508
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Skuodas (pronunciationⓘ; Samogitian: Skouds) is a city located in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania, on the border with Latvia. The Bartuva river flows through the town. Is currently the capital of Skuodas District Municipality.

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