Skuodas
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Skuodas is a city located in Klaipeda County
, in northwestern Lithuania
, on the border with Latvia
. The Bartuva
river flows through the town.
Klaipeda County
Klaipėda County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It lies in the west of the country and is the only county to have a coastline. Its capital is Klaipėda...
, in northwestern Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, on the border with Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The Bartuva
Bartuva
Bartuva , also named Bārta and Bartów , is a river in western Lithuania and Latvia. It originates in the Plungė district, 3 km to north of Lake Plateliai. The Bartuva flows in a northwesterly direction, passing through the Skuodas district and the city of Skuodas, before entering Latvia...
river flows through the town.