Skaudvilė Explained

Skaudvilė
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Skaudvilė
Coordinates:55.4075°N 22.5825°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Samogitia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tauragė County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tauragė district municipality
Subdivision Type4:Eldership
Subdivision Name4:Skaudvilė eldership
Subdivision Type6:Capital of
Subdivision Name6:Skaudvilė eldership
Established Date:1760
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date2:1950
Established Title2:Granted city rights
Population Total:1,410
Population As Of:2022
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Skaudvilė (Samogitian: Skaudvėlė) is a town in the Tauragė district municipality of Lithuania. It is located 26km (16miles) north-east of Tauragė.

History

During World War II, the town was under Soviet occupation from 1940, and then under German occupation from 1941 to 1944. In August 1941, the Jewish community of the town was massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe. 300 Jews were killed.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania.