Švenčionėliai

Švenčionėliai

Švenčionėliai

Village in Aukštaitija, Lithuania

Švenčionėliai (pronunciationⓘ) is a village in Švenčionys district municipality, Lithuania 10 km west of Švenčionys. The river Žeimena flows through Švenčionėliai.

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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

  1. [1]
    "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Yahad - in Unum". Yahadmap.org.


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