Kvėdarna

Kvėdarna
Town
Seal
Kvėdarna Location in Šilalė district municipality Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania
Coordinates: LT 55°33′20″N 22°00′00″E / 55.55556°N 22.00000°ECoordinates: LT 55°33′20″N 22°00′00″E / 55.55556°N 22.00000°E
Country	Lithuania
County	Tauragė
Municipality	Šilalė
Eldership	Kvėdarnos
Population (2001)
• Total	468
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Kvėdarna (Yiddish: כווידאן‎ Chvidan) is a town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 1934 people.^[1]

History

Before World War II, the local jewish population represent 30% of the total population.^[2] During the war, jews were massacred in a mass execution and others deported in labor camps.^[3]

References

1. "2001 census" (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
2. http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=400
3. http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/217/

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