Krinčinas

Krinčinas
Town

Seal
Krinčinas
Coordinates: 56°5′0″N 24°31′30″E / 56.08333°N 24.52500°E / 56.08333; 24.52500
Country  Lithuania
County Panevėžys County
Population (2011)
  Total 461
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Krinčinas is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 461 people.[1]

History

On July 26, 1941, 21 Krincinas Jews were massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by Germans in the Zideiko Forest in Pasvalys.[2]

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Birzai&title=Birzai%20county


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