Lygumai
Lygumai | ||
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Town | ||
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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