Heraldry

Aleksandrija

Historical data: the town of Aleksandrija is the centre of Skuodas district municipality eldership, located near Skuodas-Mažeikiai road, near the Latvian border. The village was originally called Truikinai.…

Šatės

Historical data: Šatės town, Skuodas district. The centre of Šatės eldership is located near the Šata river, from which, according to linguists, the name of the town came.…

Skuodas

Skuodas received city rights on 17 of May 1572 from Jonas Chodkevičius, who at the time ruled the town, and was renamed Johansberg (John's Castle). The old name…

Barstyčiai

Historical data: the town of Barstyčiai is the centre of Skuodas district municipality eldership. The name, according to linguists, comes from the personal name "Barstytis" or something like…

Notėnai

Historical data: Notėnai town, Skuodas district. The centre of Notėnai eldership is located by the stream of Notė from which the name of the town came. It is…

Mosėdis

Historical data. Mosėdis (Skuodas district) is located about 10 km. north of Salantai. The river Bartuva flows through the town. From the second half of the 19th century…

Lenkimai

Historical data: Lenkimai town, Skuodas district. The centre of the Lenkimai eldership is located near the Šventoji river, which is bordered by the Lithuanian border with Latvia. The origin…

Ylakiai

Historical data: The town of Ylakiai (Skuodas district) is located about 18 km. east of Skuodas. The name of the town is made up of the personal name “Ylakys”,…