Šimkaičiai

Šimkaičiai
Town
Coat of arms of Šimkaičiai
Coat of arms
Šimkaičiai is located in Jurbarkas District Municipality
Šimkaičiai
Šimkaičiai
Location in Jurbarkas district municipality
Location of Jurbarkas district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°14′00″N 23°00′00″E / 55.23333°N 23.00000°E / 55.23333; 23.00000
Country Lithuania
CountyTauragės
MunicipalityJurbarkas
EldershipŠimkaičių [lt]
Population
 (2011 Census)[1]
 • Total
204
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šimkaičiai (Samogitian: Šėmkātē, Polish: Szymkajcie) is a town in Jurbarkas district municipality, Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town had a population of 265 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 204.[1]

Before World War II the town had a Jewish population. In July, 1941, they were murdered by the Einsatzgruppen and their Lithuanian collaborators.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by locality" (XLS). Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ "2001 census" (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "The Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum". www.jmuseum.lt. Retrieved 2021-08-25.



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