Šilutė
Šilutė | |
|---|---|
City | |
Hugo Scheu Manor Evangelical Lutheran Church Post Office Catholic Church of the Holy Cross The Yellow Bridge over Šyša River The former court and jail Old architecture Old fire station | |
| Coordinates: 55°21′N 21°29′E / 55.350°N 21.483°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Lithuania Minor |
| County | Klaipėda County |
| Municipality | Šilutė district municipality |
| Eldership | Šilutė eldership |
| Capital of | Šilutė district municipality Šilutė eldership |
| First mentioned | 13th century |
| Granted city rights | 1941 |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,968 |
| Demonym(s) | Šilutian(s) (English), šilutiečiai or šilutiškiai (Lithuanian) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
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Šilutė (ⓘ; previously Šilokarčiama; German: Heydekrug) is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Šilutė County and is currently the capital of Šilutė District Municipality.