Skaudvilė

Skaudvilė
City
Coat of arms
Skaudvilė Location of Skaudvilė
Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E / 55.40750°N 22.58250°E / 55.40750; 22.58250Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E / 55.40750°N 22.58250°E / 55.40750; 22.58250
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Tauragė County
Municipality	Tauragė district municipality
Eldership	Skaudvilė eldership
Capital of	Skaudvilė eldership
First mentioned	1760
Granted city rights	1950
Population (2005)
• Total	2,081
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Skaudvilė ( pronunciation , Samogitian: Skaudvėlė) is a city in the Tauragė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Tauragė.

History

During the Second World War, in August 1941, the Jewish community of the town was massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen. 300 Jews were assassinated.^[1]

Gallery

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  Skaudvilė police station
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  Skaudvilė special school
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  Exposures in Skaudvilė
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  Skaudvilė gymnasium

References

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