Svėdasai

Svėdasai is a town in Utena County in the northern part of Lithuania, bearing a name from a nearby Lake Svėdasas.

Svėdasai
Coat of arms
Svėdasai
Location of Svėdasai
Coordinates: 55°40′0″N 25°22′0″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Utena County
MunicipalityAnykščiai district municipality
EldershipSvėdasai eldership
Capital ofSvėdasai eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total884
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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]

References

  1. (in Lithuanian) History of Svėdasai Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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