Mosėdis

Mosėdis is a small town in Samogitia, northwestern Lithuania in Klaipėda County and Skuodas district. Mosėdis is mostly known for its Rare Stones Museum. The museum and its impressive outdoor collection were started by Vaclovas Intas and have since expanded all over the town. The town also features a Baroque Catholic church built in the 18th century.

Mosėdis
Town
Rare Stones Museum and church
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Capital of the stones
Mosėdis Location of Mosėdis
Coordinates: 56°10′N 21°35′E
Country	Lithuania
County	Klaipėda County
Municipality	Skuodas District Municipality
Eldership	Kretingalė eldership
Capital of	Mosėdis eldership
Population  (2021)
• Total	916
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Archangel Michael Church in Mosėdis

Mosėdis High School

Famous citizens

• Svetlana Pauliukaitė, Olympic cyclist.
• Romualdas Granauskas, Popular writer.
• Vaclovas Intas, Doctor, creator of stones museum.

Geography

The Bartuva River runs through the town. The closest large city is Klaipėda; it is approximately 70 km south of Mosėdis. It is approximately 34 km from the Baltic Sea, and roughly 12 km from the Latvian border.

External links

• Mosėdis gymnasium
• Mosėdis Stone Museum webpage
• Mosedis Shtetl Project