Lygumai
| Lygumai | ||
|---|---|---|
| Town | ||
 Central square | ||
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  Lygumai Location in Lithuania | ||
| Coordinates: 56°0′20″N 23°39′30″E / 56.00556°N 23.65833°ECoordinates: 56°0′20″N 23°39′30″E / 56.00556°N 23.65833°E | ||
| Country |
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| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | |
| County | Šiauliai County | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 601 | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Lygumai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 601.[1]
History
In the beginning of August 1941, the Jews of the village, about 70-80 men and over 100 women and children were assassinated. The mass execution was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of German and Lithuanian nationalists.[2]
References
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/96/
- This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.
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