Skirsnemunė

Skirsnemunė is a town in Jurbarkas district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania.

It is situated on the Neman River about 9 km from Jurbarkas.

[1] The town traces it history to Christmemel, a fortress built by the Teutonic Knights on a nearby hill fort in 1313.

The town church was funded by the last will of Mykolas, son of Jonas Kęsgaila, in 1523.

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