Simnas

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Simnas
Coat of arms of Simnas
Coat of arms
Simnas (Lithuania)
Simnas
Simnas
Location of Simnas
Coordinates: 54°24′0″N 23°39′0″E / 54.4, 23.65
Country Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Alytus County
Municipality Alytus district municipality
Elderate Simnas elderate
Capital of Simnas elderate
First mentioned 17th
Granted city rights 1626
Population (2005)
 - Total 1,960
 - Rank 80
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Simnas (pronunciation ) 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]

Simnis is a beautiful place with many lakes and beaches and forests.