Tauragė
Tauragė (ⓘ; 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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Flag Coat of arms | |
Tauragė Location of Tauragė Tauragė Tauragė (Europe) | |
| 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 |
| • 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 c. Russian Empire Customs) (currently housing Tauragė Region Museum, Tourism Information Centre), 19th c. Post office, beautiful buildings from the 20th c. 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.