Tauragė County (
Lithuanian: ''Tauragės apskritis'') is one of ten
counties
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is
Tauragė
Tauragė (; see #Names and etymology, other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 20,956. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra, Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningr ...
. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,
and since that date, Tauragė County remains as a territorial and statistical unit.
Famous landmarks include
Tauragė Castle and
Panemunė Castle.
Municipalities
Cities
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Tauragė
Tauragė (; see #Names and etymology, other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 20,956. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra, Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningr ...
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Jurbarkas
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Šilalė
Šilalė (; Samogitian dialect, Samogitian: ''Šėlalė'', ) is a city in western Lithuania, Samogitia, Tauragė County. It is located north of Tauragė. The River Lokysta flows through the town and there is a pond in the centre of the town.
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Pagėgiai
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Skaudvilė
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Smalininkai
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Panemunė
Population by municipality
Gallery
2. Šilalės bažnyčia.JPG, St. Francis church in Šilalė
Lithuania Raudone Castle.jpg, Raudonė Castle
Veliuonos dvaras - panoramio (1).jpg, Veliuona Manor
La katolika kirko de Jurbarkas (Georgenburg) c.jpg, Holy Trinity church in Jurbarkas
Panemune Castle Aerial.jpg, Panemunė Castle
References
External links
Social and demographic characteristics of Tauragė CountyEconomy of Tauragė CountyEnvironment of Tauragė County
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Counties of Lithuania