Tauragė

Also known as Taurage, Tauroggen, Taurogi, Tovrig, Tauragie, Таураге, Таурогген, Тауроги

Tauragė (; see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 20,956. 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 is an industrial city in Lithuania that serves as the capital of Tauragė County, located on the Jūra River near the Kaliningrad border and the Baltic Sea coast. As of 2020, the city had a population of about 21,000 residents.

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Place details

Locality: Tauragė
Region: Tauragės apskritis
Country: Lietuva
Population: 21,203
Timezone: Europe/Vilnius

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Tan Ragh
Population: 21203
Area: 15.7
Elevation: 36
Official website: www.taurage.lt
Image: Tauragė2012.JPG

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Commons category: Tauragė
postal code: 72001
P6482: Tauragė
native label: Tauragė
time of earliest written record: 1499-00-00
P8168: Carlos Castaño Panadero
P12749: Rendsburg-Eckernförde

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{{anchor|Names and etymology}}Names and etymology
History
Demography
Population
Sport
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
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Although first mentioned in 1507, Tauragė did not receive its city charter until 1924, and its coat of arms (a silver hunting horn in a red field) until 1997.