Official Name: | Šimkaičiai |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania Jurbarkas District Municipality |
Pushpin Image: | Simkaiciu seniunija (Jurbarko rajono zemelapis).png |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jurbarkas district municipality |
Coordinates: | 55.2333°N 23°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Tauragės |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Jurbarkas |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Population Total: | 204 |
Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Šimkaičiai (Samogitian: Šėmkātē, pl|Szymkajcie) is a town in Jurbarkas district municipality, Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town had a population of 265 people.[1] At the 2011 census, the population was 204.[2]
Before World War II the town had a Jewish population. In July, 1941, they were murdered by the Einsatzgruppen and their Lithuanian collaborators.[3]