Šilale [8] [9] ( lit. Šilalė , jam . Šėlalė , Polish. Szyłele ; obsolete. Илilele [2] , илileli [3] ) - a city in western Lithuania, is the administrative center of the Šilalė district ( Tauragsky county ) and two headquarters ( Traksed and Shilalsky rural ), also has the status of urban headman ( syanuni , lit. Šilalės miesto seniūnija ) [1] [4] .
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| Shilale | |||||
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| lit. Šilalė | |||||
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| A country |  Lithuania | ||||
| Status | city, village head, district center and 2 village headmen | ||||
| County | Tauragsky | ||||
| Area | Shilalsky | ||||
| Eldership | Shilal city | ||||
| Warden | Alfonsas Paulicas ( lit. Alfonsas Paulikas ) [1] | ||||
| History and geography | |||||
| First mention | |||||
| Former names | Shilele [2] , Shileli [3] | ||||
| City with | 1952 year | ||||
| Square | 3.48 [4] km² | ||||
| Center height | 110 [5] m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 5459 [6] people ( 2015 ) | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | LT-75001 [7] | ||||
General characteristics
The city of Shilale is located in the upper reaches of the Lokista River, at the place where the left tributary of Ashutis flows into it. On the Ashutis River within the city there is a reservoir [10] [11] .
The city has two churches, there are several gas stations, pharmacies, schools, two banking branches, a museum, a hospital, a post office (LT-75001), a library [12] .
Population
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History
Historical sources first mentioned under 1533 [14] .
In Soviet times, a sewing factory and an oil factory existed in the city [15] .
The first emblem of the city was created in 1968. The current version of the coat of arms was officially approved in 2001 [16] .
Administrative submission:
Prior to World War I, it had the status of a township and was part of the Rossiensky district of the Koven province [2] [3] .
In 1950, Shilale became the administrative center of Shilal district.
January 31, 1952 received the status of a city [14] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Seniūnijos darbuotojai. Seniūnaičiai . silale.lt. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. (lit.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Shilele . Geographical and statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire , T. 5 (Taardzhal - Yaya). St. Petersburg, 1885, C. 801
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Shilels // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1903. - T. XXXIXa. - S. 560.
- ↑ 1 2 Šilalės miesto . silale.lt. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. (lit.)
- ↑ Šilalė . fallingrain.com. Date of treatment November 20, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Statistinių rodiklių analizė - OSP . osp.stat.gov.lt. - The dynamics of the Шilale population since 2001. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. (English)
- ↑ Šilalės paštas . post.lt. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. (lit.)
- ↑ Shilale // Dictionary of geographical names of the USSR / ГУГК , ЦНИИГАиК . - 2nd ed., Pererab. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1983.- S. 285.
- ↑ Superanskaya A.V. Geographical names dictionary. - M .: AST-PRESS BOOK, 2013. - 208 p. - S. 136.
- ↑ Map of Lithuania. Address Register of Lithuania. (inaccessible link) . registrucentras.lt. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. Archived on May 8, 2015. (lit.)
- ↑ Map sheet N-34-21 Shilale . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the area in 1985. 1988 edition
- ↑ Šilalės rajono savivaldybės administracijos Šilalės miesto seniūnija . silale.lt. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. (lit.)
- ↑ Šilalė. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija , T. 4 (Simno-Žvorūnė). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1988, 190 psl. (lit.)
- ↑ 1 2 Apie rajoną . silale.lt. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. (lit.)
- ↑ Shilale // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : in 66 volumes (65 volumes and 1 additional) / Ch. ed. O. Yu. Schmidt . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1926-1947.
- ↑ Herbas, vėliava . silale.lt. Date of treatment November 20, 2015. (lit.)
Literature
- Šilalė. Mūsų Lietuva, T. 4. - Bostonas: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla, 1968 .-- 190 psl.
- Shileli // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1903. - T. XXXIXa. - S. 560.
- Shilale // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : in 66 volumes (65 volumes and 1 additional) / Ch. ed. O. Yu. Schmidt . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1926-1947.
- Shilele . Geographical and statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire , T. 5 (Taardzhal - Yaya). St. Petersburg, 1885, C. 801
Maps
- Map sheet N-34-21 Shilale . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the area in 1985. 1988 edition
- Map sheet N-34-21 Shilale . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the terrain for 1893-94. 1930s edition.
- Sheet 2 rows XI from a set of topographic maps of the Russian Empire by Schubert. Scale: 3 versts in an inch (1 cm-1260 m, 1: 126000).