Skuodas district

Administrative district centre – Skuodas. The district consists of nine smallest administrative districts. According to history people lived in Skuodas from the ancient times. Almost in every village works from stone (axes), copper (adornments) and iron are found. The grindstones confirm the fact that there were contemporary settlements with tumulus- the oldest places of burying. Sometimes they are called barrows. Resting mounds says that people who lived there had to protect their tribe, wealth and country from enemies using their primitive weapons.

The cross Muras built in memory of the first catholic missions in 1567 is worth seeing. It is built in the square of Naujamiestis (Johanesberg) in Skuodas and the cross is the oldest monument in Lithuania.

Lutheran evangelist and Roman catholic St. Trinity churches are famous for their architecture. There is a museum in the former estate of Sapiegos.

Aleksandrija is well known for Apuole mound - the oldest settlement of Lithuania that was mentioned within data springs in 854. Tat is the pride of Aleksandrija.

The biggest rubble of Lithuania, Brought by glacier from South West of Finland 13-14 thousand years ago, is in Barstyciai, near the settlement of Puoke. It is formed of coarse-grained granite, it is 13.4 meter-length, 3.6 meter-high, 7.5 meter-wide and it weights about 680 tons. In 1968 this rubble was declared a geological monument. One more architectural monument the hill of witches also stands in Barstyciai.

Ylakiai attracts the visitors with Alka mountain, which stands in Erksna village, where (according to stories) once stood Barekiu town, which disappeared somewhere.

Peculiarities of Linkimai - the monument of Kalviai, S.Daukantas’ granary in Kalviai, the old grave and pines in it is known as pine graves.

Doctor Vaclovas Intas established Lithuanian museum of unique rubbles in 1979 in Mosedis town, the centre of the smallest administrative centre.

The most famous place of Notenai settlement is the mound of Mikytai. It is declared to be archaeological monument of the republic. Moreover in Maciukai village there is a legendary mythological stone called ‘foot of the witch’. 

In Skuodas district you can also visit the mound of Kubiliskes near the villa ‘Berzynas’ and Puodgaliu mound the biggest one on the Lithuania –Latvia frontier.

In the smallest administrative district Saciai visitors are attracted by Rykle mount, Liksude water mill, and a church which was built from locally made and baked bricks.

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