Tauragė
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Tauragė (pronunciationⓘ; see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 21,520. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, and not far from the Baltic Sea coast.
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Tauragė | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 55°15′08″N 22°17′23″E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | Tauragė County |
Municipality | Tauragė district municipality |
Eldership | Tauragė town eldership |
Capital of | Tauragė County Tauragė district municipality Tauragė town eldership Tauragė rural eldership |
First mentioned | 1507 |
City status | 1924 |
Area | |
• City | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• City | 21,203[1] |
• Metro | 38,002 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 72001 |
Website | taurage |
Although first mentioned in 1507, Tauragė received its city charter only in 1924 and its coat of arms (a silver hunting horn in a red field) in 1997. Notable buildings in the city include the castle (19th century Russian Empire customs) (currently housing the Tauragė Region Museum and the Tourism Information Centre), 19th century Post office, buildings from the 20th century inter-war period, several churches: the Lutheran (built in 1843), the Catholic (1904) and Orthodox (1933). Lithuanian, Swedish and Danish factories operate in the city. Nowadays Tauragė is famous for its car markets and adventure parks.