Å ilalÄ—
| Å ilalÄ— | |||
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| City | |||
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Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Å ilalÄ— | |||
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.png)  Å ilalÄ— Location in Å ilalÄ— district municipality Location of Å ilalÄ— district in Lithuania  | |||
| Coordinates: 55°29′N 22°11′E / 55.483°N 22.183°ECoordinates: 55°29′N 22°11′E / 55.483°N 22.183°E | |||
| Country |
 Lithuania | ||
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
| County | TauragÄ— County | ||
| Municipality | Å ilalÄ— district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Å ilalÄ— city eldership | ||
| Capital of |
Šilalė district municipality Šilalė city eldership Šilalė rural eldership Traksėdžiai eldership | ||
| First mentioned | 1533 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1950 | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 6,157 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Å ilalÄ— (
pronunciation ) is a city in the TauragÄ— County, Lithuania. It is located 30 km (19 mi) north of TauragÄ—. River Lokysta flows through the city.
History
In July 1941, 135 jewish men from Å ilalÄ— were shot on a site in the jewish cemetery.[1] In September 1941, the Jewish women and children of Å ilalÄ— were shot in the TÅ«binÄ—s forest. Around 1,300 Jews were massacred by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and local Lithuanians collaborators.[2]
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