Šaukėnai
| Šaukėnai | ||
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| Town | ||
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  Šaukėnai Location in Lithuania | ||
| Coordinates: 55°48′40″N 22°53′0″E / 55.81111°N 22.88333°ECoordinates: 55°48′40″N 22°53′0″E / 55.81111°N 22.88333°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania | |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | |
| County | Šiauliai County | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 721 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Šaukėnai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. In 2001 it had a population of 721.
History
On July 31, 1941, 273 to 300 Jews from the village were murdered by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Lithuanian nationalists in a mass execution.[1] They were mostly men, the women and childrend were taken to Žagarė ghetto.
References
- This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.
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