Smilgiai Explained

Official Name:Smilgiai
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:544
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.8028°N 24.0167°W

Smilgiai (Polish: Smilgie) is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 544 people.

Before The Holocaust the town had a Jewish population but they were murdered by the Einsatzgruppen and their Lithuanian collaborators.