Svėdasai

Svėdasai

Coat of arms
Svėdasai

Location of Svėdasai

Coordinates: 55°40′0″N 25°22′0″E / 55.66667°N 25.36667°E / 55.66667; 25.36667Coordinates: 55°40′0″N 25°22′0″E / 55.66667°N 25.36667°E / 55.66667; 25.36667
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Utena County
Municipality Anykščiai district municipality
Eldership Svėdasai eldership
Capital of Svėdasai eldership
Population (2001)
  Total 1,002
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Svėdasai is a town in Utena County in the northern part of Lithuania, bearing a name from a nearby Lake Svėdasas.

History

The name according to Kazimieras Būga is of Selonian origin.[1] In July 1941, 245 to 386 people were murdered in a mass execution near Svėdasai most must have been Jews.[2]

References

  1. (Lithuanian) History of Svėdasai
  2. "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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