Lygumai
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Town in Samogitia, Lithuania
Coat of arms
Lithuania (2011)
Lygumai is a small town in Pakruojis District Municipality, Šiauliai County, northern-central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 601.[1] It is the administrative center of the Lygumai elderate [lt].
History
In 15th century the Lygumai estate of the Grand Duke of Lithuania was mentioned.[2]
Within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the place was also known under the Polonized name Ligumy. It is known that the place was given by Stanisław II August to a royal geometer (surveyor) Czapski for the general survey of royal table estates [pl] and later changed owners several times.[3]
In the beginning of August 1941, during the German occupation of Lithuania, the Jews of the village, about 70-80 men and over 100 women and children were assassinated. The mass execution was perpetrated by German Einsatzgruppen and local collaborators.[4]
Elderate
Major villages of the elderate (over 100 inhabitants, as of Lithuanian Census of 2011 [lt]) include Šukioniai, Stačiūnai [lt], Dvariškiai [lt], Degučiai [lt], and Kauksnujai [lt].
Attractions
The present building of the Lygumai parish Holy Trinity Church [lt] was constructed during 1902-1915. It is listed among the tallest buildings of Lithuania. Its exact height was measured in 2016 and found to be 73.84 meters, including the 3-meter top cross.[5]
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