Švenčionėliai () is a city in Švenčionys district municipality, Lithuania 10 km west of Švenčionys. The river Žeimena flows through Švenčionėliai.
Švenčionėliai | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 55°10′N 26°0′E / 55.167°N 26.000°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][unreliable source?]
References
edit- ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Yahad - in Unum". Yahadmap.org.