Skaudvilė
Skaudvilė (
pronunciation , Samogitian: Skaudvėlė, German: Skaudwill, Polish: Skaudwile) is a city in the Tauragė district municipality of Lithuania. It is located 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Tauragė.
Skaudvilė | |
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City | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Skaudvilė Location of Skaudvilė | |
| Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E | |
| 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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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 killed.[1]
Gallery
Skaudvilė police station
Skaudvilė special school
Exposures in Skaudvilė
Skaudvilė gymnasium
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