Šilutė

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Šilutė is a town in western Lithuania known for its location near the Nemunas River delta and its historical ties to the former East Prussian region.

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Šilutė canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality capital
town
after World War II
climate humid continental climate
country Lithuania
countryCodeTopLevelDomain .lt
economyIncludes agriculture
fishing
food processing
tourism
hasCulturalInstitution Šilutė Museum
hasHeritage German architecture
Lithuanian architecture
hasLocalGovernmentBody Šilutė District Municipality Council
hasLocalNewspaper Šilutės naujienos
hasMunicipalStatus district municipality centre
hasRailConnectionTo Klaipėda
hasReligiousBuilding Šilutė Catholic Church
Šilutė Evangelical Lutheran Church
hasRoadConnectionTo Klaipėda
Pagėgiai
Tauragė
historicalName Heydekrug
Šilokarčema
historicalRegion Memelland
knownFor East Prussian cultural heritage
floodplains and wetlands
proximity to Nemunas River delta
locatedIn western Lithuania
linked to: Western Lithuania
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Klaipėda County
Šilutė District Municipality
locatedInHistoricalRegion Lesser Lithuania
linked to: Lithuania Minor

former East Prussia
linked to: East Prussia
locatedNear Nemunas River delta
linked to: Nemunas River
locatedNearProtectedArea Nemunas Delta Regional Park
locatedOnRiver Šyša River
nearWaterBody Curonian Lagoon
officialLanguage Lithuanian
postalCodePattern LT-99xxx
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode ŠL
wasIncorporatedInto Lithuanian SSR
wasPartOf East Prussia
German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic

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