Žeimiai
For the village in Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, see Žeimiai (Varėna).
Žeimiai | ||
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Town | ||
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Žeimiai Location in Lithuania | ||
Coordinates: 55°10′50″N 24°13′20″E / 55.18056°N 24.22222°ECoordinates: 55°10′50″N 24°13′20″E / 55.18056°N 24.22222°E | ||
Country | Lithuania | |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
County | Kaunas County | |
Municipality | Jonava district municipality | |
Eldership | Žeimiai eldership | |
Population (2001) | ||
• Total | 962 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Žeimiai is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 962.
Jewish Population
Before the Holocaust, the town had a Jewish population who were murdered by the Nazi Einsatzgruppen and their Lithuanian neighbors.
References
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