Mosėdis

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Mosėdis

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| name = Mosėdis

| settlement_type = Town

| nickname = Capital of the stones

| image_shield = Mosedis COA.svg

| image_skyline = Mosedis.jpg

| image_caption = Rare Stones Museum and church

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{LTU}}

| subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = 20px Klaipėda County

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Skuodas District Municipality

| subdivision_type4 = Eldership

| subdivision_name4 = Kretingalė eldership

| subdivision_type6 = Capital of

| subdivision_name6 = Mosėdis eldership

| established_date =

| established_date2 =

| population_total = 916

| population_as_of = 2021

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +3

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Image:Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Mosėdis, Lithuania in 2005.jpg

File:MosedzioGimnazija.jpg

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.

Famous citizens

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.