Lyduvėnai
| Lyduvėnai | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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  Lyduvėnai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°05′0″E / 55.50833°N 23.08333°ECoordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°05′0″E / 55.50833°N 23.08333°E | |
| Country |
 Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |
 Kaunas County |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 125 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Lyduvėnai church
Lyduvėnai is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2001 it had a population of 125.
History
During summer 1941, 300 Jews from the village and the area were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian nationalists.[1]
References
- This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.
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