Šiaulėnai | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lithuania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
Subdivision Name1: | Samogitia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Šiauliai County |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 751 |
Coordinates: | 55.681°N 23.406°W |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Šiaulėnai is a town near Šiauliai in Lithuania located at 55.6833°N 47°W. It is in the Radviliškis district municipality in Šiauliai County. It is the capital of Šiaulėnai elderate.
During the 1784 census, Šiaulėnai was located in the Žemaitija (Samogitia) duchy/eldership.
The Jewish population of Šiaulėnai was devastated by the Nazis during World War II.
Under Czarist occupation of Lithuania, the city was known in Russian as Шавлан. It may be listed on historical documents in the United States as Shavlan, Shavlyan, Shavlyany, or Szawlany, Russia.
Notable attractions include: