Šilutė , Lithuania - one of Lithuania's 60 Cities and Towns

Šilutė , Lithuania - one of Lithuania's 60 Cities and Towns

Šilutė's origin dates to an inn catering to travelers and their horses which was located halfway between Klaipeda and Tilsit. Šilutė older form was Šilo karčiama taken from the inn's name in Lithuanian, Šilokarčema. [Something like an "Inn that warms you"]

The Major photography was perfoprmed by Aus^ra Pandute of Šilutė, Lithuania.

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