Lyduvėnai
| Lyduvėnai | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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  Lyduvėnai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°05′0″E / 55.50833°N 23.08333°ECoordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°05′0″E / 55.50833°N 23.08333°E | |
| Country |
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 99 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lyduvėnai church
Lyduvėnai is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 99.[1]
History
During summer 1941, 300 Jews from the village and the area were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian nationalists.[2]
References
- This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/215/
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