Šimkaičiai

Šimkaičiai (Samogitian: Šėmkātē, Polish: Szymkajcie) is a town in Jurbarkas district municipality, Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town had a population of 265 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 204.[1]

Šimkaičiai
Town
Šimkaičiai
Location in Jurbarkas district municipality
Location of Jurbarkas district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°14′00″N 23°00′00″E
Country Lithuania
CountyTauragės
MunicipalityJurbarkas
EldershipŠimkaičių
Population
 (2011 Census)[1]
  Total204
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Before World War II the town had a Jewish population. In July, 1941, they were murdered by the Einsatzgruppen and their Lithuanian collaborators.[3]

References

  1. "Population by locality" (XLS). Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. "2001 census" (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  3. http://www.jmuseum.lt/old/en.jmuseum.lt/index4af8.html?Element=ViewArticle&TopicID=256



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