Švėkšna
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Švėkšna is a town in the Šilutė District municipality, 21 km northeast of Šilutė, Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Švėkšna Eldership. There are 29 streets in the town. In the western part of the town flows the river .
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Within Vinony's link graph, Švėkšna is referenced by 82 other articles, and connects out to Šilutė District Municipality, municipality of Lithuania and Lithuania.
The entry is geolocated on the map in LT, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Holocaust locations in Lithuania, Šilutė District Municipality and Towns in Klaipėda County.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Location of Švėkšna
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- Lithuania
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- County
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- 20px Klaipėda County
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- Municipality
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- Šilutė district municipality
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- Elderate
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- Švėkšna elderate
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- Švėkšna Eldership
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1649
- Elevation
- 42
- Image
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Encyclopedic overview
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Švėkšna is a town in the Šilutė District municipality, 21 km northeast of Šilutė, Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Švėkšna Eldership. There are 29 streets in the town. In the western part of the town flows the river .
There is a mental hospital in the town, as well as a health care centre, pharmacy, "Saulės" secondary school, affiliates of music and art schools of Šilutė, kindergarten, recreation center, library, museum, 2 churches, the renovated synagogue, the parish's nursing home, the planning department, a post office, police station and fire house.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Švėkšna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations