Kvėdarna
Kvėdarna | |
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Coat of arms | |
Kvėdarna Location in Šilalė district municipality Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°33′20″N 22°00′00″E / 55.55556°N 22.00000°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Tauragė |
| Municipality | Šilalė |
| Eldership | Kvėdarnos |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,597 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kvėdarna (Yiddish: כװידאן) is a town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,597 people.[1]
The etymology of the name is unknown, there are close to no similar words in Lithuanian. The only guess is the name of the river "Kvėdainale" and the hypothetical shift 'i' -> 'r'.[2]
History
Before World War II, the local Jewish population represented 30% of the total population.[3] During the war, Jews were massacred in a mass execution and others deported in labor camps.[4]
References
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- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Aleksandras Vanagas, „Lietuvos miestų vardai“ – Vilnius, Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, second edition, 2004, 116–120
- ^ "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".