Skaudvilė

Skaudvilė
City
Coat of arms
Skaudvilė Location of Skaudvilė
Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E / 55.40750°N 22.58250°E / 55.40750; 22.58250Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E / 55.40750°N 22.58250°E / 55.40750; 22.58250
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Tauragė County
Municipality	Tauragė district municipality
Eldership	Skaudvilė eldership
Capital of	Skaudvilė eldership
First mentioned	1760
Granted city rights	1950
Population (2005)
• Total	2,081
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Skaudvilė ( pronunciation ) is a city in the Tauragė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Tauragė.

History

During the Second World War, in August 1941, the Jewish community of the town was massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen. 300 Jews were assassinated.^[1]

Gallery

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  Skaudvilė police station
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  Skaudvilė special school
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  Exposures in Skaudvilė
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  Skaudvilė gymnasium

References

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Tauragė County
Municipalities	Jurbarkas Pagėgiai Šilalė Tauragė
Cities	Jurbarkas Pagėgiai Panemunė Šilalė Skaudvilė Smalininkai Tauragė
Towns	Batakiai Eržvilkas Gaurė Kaltinėnai Kvėdarna Laukuva Pagramantis Pajūris Raudonė Seredžius Šimkaičiai Stakiai Teneniai Upyna Vadžgirys Veliuona Viešvilė Vilkyškiai Žvingiai Žygaičiai
Villages	Gūbriai Skirsnemunė