Nevarėnai

Nevarėnai (Samogitian: Nevarienā, Polish: Nieworany) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 552 people.[1]

Nevarėnai
Town
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Nevarėnai
Coordinates: 56°6′40″N 22°16′59″E
Country Lithuania
CountyTelšiai County
MunicipalityTelšiai district municipality
EldershipNevarėnai eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total552
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

During the Second World War, 150 Jews from the town were massacred in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen.[2]

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/229/


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