Mosėdis

Town in Lithuania
Coat of arms of Mosėdis
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Capital of the stones
56°10′N 21°35′E / 56.167°N 21.583°E / 56.167; 21.583Country LithuaniaCounty Klaipėda CountyMunicipalitySkuodas District MunicipalityEldershipKretingalė eldershipCapital ofMosėdis eldershipPopulation
 (2021)
 • Total916Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Archangel Michael Church in Mosėdis
Mosėdis High School

Mosėdis is a small town in Samogitia, northwestern Lithuania in Klaipėda County and Skuodas district. Mosėdis is mostly known for its Rare Stones Museum. The museum and its impressive outdoor collection were started by Vaclovas Intas and have since expanded all over the town. The town also features a Baroque Catholic church built in the 18th century.

Famous citizens

  • Svetlana Pauliukaitė, Olympic cyclist.
  • Romualdas Granauskas, Popular writer.

Geography

The Bartuva River runs through the town. The closest large city is Klaipėda; it is approximately 70 km south of Mosėdis. It is approximately 34 km from the Baltic Sea, and roughly 12 km from the Latvian border.

External links

  • Mosėdis gymnasium
  • Mosėdis Stone Museum webpage
  • Mosedis Shtetl Project

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