Žarėnai

Town in Telšiai County, Lithuania
Official seal of Žarėnai
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55°50′20″N 22°12′11″E / 55.83889°N 22.20306°E / 55.83889; 22.20306Country LithuaniaCountyTelšiai CountyMunicipalityTelšiai district municipalityEldershipŽarėnai eldershipPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total499Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Žarėnai (Samogitian: Žarienā, Polish: Żorany) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2022 census, the town has a population of 900 people.

History

During World War II, 40 Jewish families are deported from this city. Other Jews are massacred in a mass execution on December 23, 1941, perpetrated by Lithuanians nazis.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
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