Švenčionėliai

Village in Aukštaitija, Lithuania
Coat of arms of Švenčionėliai
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55°10′N 26°0′E / 55.167°N 26.000°E / 55.167; 26.000Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionAukštaitijaCounty Vilnius CountyMunicipalityŠvenčionys district municipalityEldershipŠvenčionėliai eldershipCapital ofŠvenčionėliai eldershipFirst mentionedEnd of the 16th centuryGranted village rights1920Area
 • Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)Population
 (2021)
 • Total4,748[1]Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Švenčionėliai (pronunciation) is a village in Švenčionys district municipality, Lithuania 10 km west of Švenčionys. The river Žeimena flows through Švenčionėliai.

In 1940, there were around 1000 Jews in Švenčionėliai, i.e. 20 percent of the total population. All of them were murdered in October 1941 in the Švenčionėliai massacre.[2][unreliable source?]

References

  1. ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Yahad - in Unum". Yahadmap.org.
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