Village locality name:

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HINTERLAND Vitality Check Examples from typology
type Nr. 9 Skirsnemune
Village (locality) name Skirsnemune Number of
inhabitants 2520 Name of district
Jurbarkas. Name of Region Taurage Vorderland
dist. 9 km to Jurbarkas 70 km to Kaunas
A voice from name of village Falling wilting
blossom, fields marguerite Over something
guessing in silence yes no? Skirsnemune.
Evening quietness. Century wind carrying dust
through me. /Aldona Elena Puiyte/
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• We are type Nr. 9
• What does it mean for our village and what do we
  have to do?

Strengthen the strengths! Demography majo
rity (70) inhabitants are from
locality Economy acting 2 grower ecological
farms milk cooperative 2 wind electricity
powerhouses, advertisement company 3
shops autoservice, pharmacy, barbers
shop. Social life acting 2 CC (Skirsnemune has
70 members Pilis - 123 members, about 80 proc.
Of members are till 45 year), 2 cultural
centers, 2 main schools organizing traditional
fiestas developed information services network
organizing education courses for locality
inhabitants. Reduce the risks Demographic risk?
Fast growing emigration low inhabitants
education level death-rate is higher than birth
rate (42 dead, 18 born). Economic risk ? Low
investment in locality lack of qualified labor
power non developed rural tourism non
developed service sphere Non developing old
handcrafts. Social risk? Bad state of roads in
locality (just 10 of all roads asphalted).
iline inn
Panemune castle
Ethnographical museum in school
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We got type Nr. 9 Look what we have achieved so
far
Picture
Calendar of activities in the last 10 years and
Picture Gallery
Year
Activity description
Rural development success ourselves learning
community

• 1997 - project Spirituality training through
  ethnic culture in school
• 2000 - project Cultural activity organization
  in Skirsnemune community
• 2001 - renovated school and concentrated Jurgis
  Baltruaitis name
• - project Return our Skirsnemune town
• 2003 - established Skirsnemune rural community
  center
• 2003 - 100 year jubilee celebration of St.
  Jurgis church
• - project supported from EU First heath care
  services
• quality betterment for T.vedkas doctor cabinet
  clients and people from Skirsnemune locality
• 2006 - international folklore festival On
  water"

Project Return our Skirsnemune town
Mardi Gras in Skirsnemune
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We got type No. 9! Our vision for the future

• Vizija Skirsnemune developing etnoculture,
  tourism, ecological land, attracting travelers
  through locality eyeful light, clean and safe,
  vitality raying environment living and working
  various age people for future generations and for
  own native
• Other projects
• central square tyding 700 year town jubilee
• finished tiding Panemune castle park
• Holiday camp in iline with necessary tourism
  infrastructure base
• monography about Skirsnemune establishment
  orientating to jubilee

Nemunas river near Skirsnemune
International folklore festival On water"