Nevarėnai Explained

Official Name:Nevarėnai
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Telšiai County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Telšiai district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Nevarėnai eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:552
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:56.1111°N 22.2831°W

Nevarėnai (Samogitian: Nevarienā, Polish: Nieworany) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 552 people.[1]

History

During the Second World War, 150 Jews from the town were massacred in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania.