Lygumai
Lygumai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 601.[1]
Lygumai | |
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Town | |
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  Lygumai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 56°0′20″N 23°39′30″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 601 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
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.[2]
References
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/96/
- This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.
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