Simnas

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Simnas
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Location
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Alytus County
Municipality Alytus district municipality
Elderate Simnas elderate
Coordinates 54°24′0″N, 23°39′0″E
General Information
Capital of Simnas elderate
Population 1,960 in 2005 (80)
First mentioned 17th Century
Granted city rights 1626

Simnas (pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in Alytus district municipality, Lithuania. It is 23 km west of Alytus.

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[More details of the Jewish Shtetl in Simnas destroyed by Nazi army in World War 2 [1]]

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