Lygumai
| Lygumai | ||
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| Town | ||
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Central square | ||
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  Lygumai Location in Lithuania | ||
| Coordinates: 56°0′20″N 23°39′30″E / 56.00556°N 23.65833°ECoordinates: 56°0′20″N 23°39′30″E / 56.00556°N 23.65833°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania | |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | |
| County | Šiauliai County | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 664 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Lygumai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 664.
History
In the beginning of August 1941, the Jews of the village, about 70-80 men and over 100 women and children were assassinated. The mass execution was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of German and Lithuanian nationalists.[1]
References
- This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.
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