Krinčinas Explained

Official Name:Krinčinas
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Panevėžys County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:461
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:56.0833°N 24.525°W

Krinčinas (Polish: Kryniczyn) is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 461 people.[1]

History

On July 26, 1941, 21 Krincinas Jews were massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by Germans in the Zideiko Forest in Pasvalys.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: Birzai%20county - Online Guide of Murder Sites of Jews in the Former USSR - Yad Vashem.