Kvėdarna
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Location in Šilalė district municipality<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| County | Tauragė | |
| Municipality | Šilalė | |
| Eldership | Kvėdarnos | |
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| • Total | 468 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Kvėdarna (Yiddish: כווידאן Chvidan) is a town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 1934 people.[1]
History
Before WWII, the local jewish population represent 30% of the total population.[2] During the war, jews were massacred in a mass execution and others deported in labor camps.[3]
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- ↑ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=400
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/217/
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