Švenčionėliai
Švenčionėliai (ⓘ) is a village in Švenčionys district municipality, Lithuania 10 km west of Švenčionys. The river Žeimena flows through Švenčionėliai.
Švenčionėliai | |
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Village | |
.jpg.webp) Švenčionėliai panorama | |
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  Švenčionėliai Location of Švenčionėliai | |
| Coordinates: 55°10′N 26°0′E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Švenčionys district municipality |
| Eldership | Švenčionėliai eldership |
| Capital of | Švenčionėliai eldership |
| First mentioned | End of the 16th century |
| Granted village rights | 1920 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,748[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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]
References
- "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- "Yahad - in Unum". Yahadmap.org.
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