Svėdasai
Svėdasai | ||
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Svėdasai Location of Svėdasai | ||
Coordinates: 55°40′0″N 25°22′0″E / 55.66667°N 25.36667°ECoordinates: 55°40′0″N 25°22′0″E / 55.66667°N 25.36667°E | ||
Country | Lithuania | |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
County | Utena County | |
Municipality | Anykščiai district municipality | |
Eldership | Svėdasai eldership | |
Capital of | Svėdasai eldership | |
Population (2001) | ||
• Total | 1,002 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Svėdasai is a town in Utena County in the northern part of Lithuania, bearing a name from a nearby Lake Svėdasas.
History
The name according to Kazimieras Būga is of Selonian origin.[1] In July 1941, 245 to 386 people were murdered in a mass execution near Svėdasai most must have been Jews.[2]
Gallery
- Svėdasai (Swiadosci) marked in Nicolas Sanson map (1665)
- St. Michael the Archangel Church
- Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas gymnasium
- Alaušas lake
References
- ↑ (Lithuanian) History of Svėdasai
- ↑ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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