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# Skuodas

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

**Skuodas** — Official Lithuanian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Szkudy** — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Schoden** — German historical name indexed in English naming data.
- **Skouds** — Samogitian local name explicitly quoted in English reference prose.
- **Johannesberg** — Historical name given to the new town after it received town privileges; not every use covers the older settlement.

## French name

**Skuodas** — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Schoden** — German historical form recorded in French naming data and locality history; not the current French heading.

## About

Skuodas is a town in northwestern Lithuania near the Latvian border. It lies in the historical region of Samogitia by the Bartuva River.

## Notes

Historical Johannesberg refers especially to the new town associated with town privileges. No claim that all historic components have identical boundaries. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skuodas ; https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1004290 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skuodas.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1004290](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1004290) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/skuodas/?format=json)


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