Gargždai
| Gargždai | |||
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| City | |||
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  Gargždai | |||
| Coordinates: 55°42′46″N 21°24′12″E / 55.71278°N 21.40333°ECoordinates: 55°42′46″N 21°24′12″E / 55.71278°N 21.40333°E | |||
| Country |
 Lithuania | ||
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
| County |
 Klaipėda County | ||
| Municipality | Klaipėda district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Gargždai eldership | ||
| Capital of |
Klaipėda district municipality Gargždai eldershihp | ||
| First mentioned | 1253 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1792 | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 16.814 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Gargždai (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in western Lithuania located in Klaipėda County. The Minija River flows through the city.[1] Gargždai Stadium is its main sports venue.
Gargždai is the Lithuanian name of the city. Versions of the name in other languages include Polish: Gorżdy, Russian: Горжды Gorzhdy, Belarusian: Го́ржды Horzhdy, Yiddish: גורזד Gorzhd, German: Garsden, Latvian: Gargždi.
The Holocaust
The number of Jewish residents of Gargzdai killed by the Nazi Einsatzkommando death squad during the Holocaust is at least 500 including 200 men killed on June 24, 1941, and 300 women with children killed on September 14 and 16, 1941. The killings were perpetrated by Einsatzgruppe A under the command of SS Brigadeführer Walter Stahlecker, and documented in the Jäger report.[1]
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gargždai is twinned with:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John S. Jaffer, ShtetLinks: Gargzdai (Gorzd), Lithuania JewishGen, Inc., the Home of Jewish Genealogy. Accessed June 18, 2011.
Media related to Gargždai at Wikimedia Commons
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