Kvėdarna is a town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,597 people.^[1]

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Kvėdarna
Town
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Kvėdarna Location in Šilalė district municipality Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°33′20″N 22°00′00″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Tauragė
Municipality	Šilalė
Eldership	Kvėdarnos
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,597
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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The etymology of the name is unknown, there are klose to none similar words in Lithuanian. The only guess is the name of the river "Kvėdainale" and the hypothetical shift 'i' -> 'r'.^[2]

Before World War II, the local Jewish population represent 30% of the total population.^[3] During the war, Jews were massacred in a mass execution and others deported in labor camps.^[4]