Šilutė
City in Lithuania Minor, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Šilutė (pronunciationⓘ; previously Šilokarčiama; German: Heydekrug) is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Šilutė County and is currently the capital of Šilutė District Municipality.
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Šilutė | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 55°21′N 21°29′E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Lithuania Minor |
County | Klaipėda County |
Municipality | Šilutė district municipality |
Eldership | Šilutė eldership |
Capital of | Šilutė district municipality Šilutė eldership |
First mentioned | 13th century |
Granted city rights | 1941 |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,968 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
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