Skaudvilė

Skaudvilė
City

Coat of arms
Skaudvilė

Location of Skaudvilė

Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E / 55.40750°N 22.58250°E / 55.40750; 22.58250Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E / 55.40750°N 22.58250°E / 55.40750; 22.58250
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Tauragė County
Municipality Tauragė district municipality
Eldership Skaudvilė eldership
Capital of Skaudvilė eldership
First mentioned 1760
Granted city rights 1950
Population (2005)
  Total 2,081
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Skaudvilė ( pronunciation ) is a city in the Tauragė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Tauragė.

History

During the Second World War, in August 1941, the Jewish community of the town was massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen. 300 Jews were assassinated.[1]

References

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