Skuodas district municipality
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municipality, invisible, second-level administrative division
Located in northestern Lithuania, covers area of 911 km², borders with Latvia. Divided into 9 elderships. Administraive centre - Skuodas.
Municipality is known for boulders. The biggest rock in Lithuania is located in Balstyčiai, Rock museum was established in Mosėdis. Coniferious forest dominates in municipality,sometimes it is described as taiga. Part of municipality is preserved by Žemaitija National Park and Salantai Regional park. Many archeologic heritage remained, most of mounds appeared during the fights with vikings. The longest rivers are Baruva and Šventoji.
www.skuodas.lt/index.php?k=en
Municipality is known for boulders. The biggest rock in Lithuania is located in Balstyčiai, Rock museum was established in Mosėdis. Coniferious forest dominates in municipality,sometimes it is described as taiga. Part of municipality is preserved by Žemaitija National Park and Salantai Regional park. Many archeologic heritage remained, most of mounds appeared during the fights with vikings. The longest rivers are Baruva and Šventoji.
www.skuodas.lt/index.php?k=en
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skuodas_district_municipality
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Coordinates: 56°13'48"N 21°37'17"E
- Plungė district municipality 10 km
- Mažeikiai district municipality 28 km
- Telšiai district municipality 30 km
- Kretinga district municipality 34 km
- Alsunga municipality 95 km
- Åland Islands 512 km
- Samsø 689 km
- Nesodden 767 km
- Oslo 768 km
- Stavanger Municipality 1004 km
- Airfield 4.1 km
- Skuodas eldership 6.1 km
- Skuodas reservoir 7.7 km
- Mosėdis eldership 7.7 km
- Šatės eldership 8 km
- Former Skuodas railway station 8.9 km
- Aleksandrija eldership 9 km
- Lenkimai eldership 19 km
- Dunika civil parish 19 km
- Salantai regional park 21 km