Skaudvilė (ⓘ, Samogitian: Skaudvėlė, Polish: Skaudwile) is a town in the Tauragė district municipality of Lithuania. It is located 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Tauragė.
Skaudvilė | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Skaudvilė Location of Skaudvilė | |
| Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 22°34′57″E / 55.40750°N 22.58250°E | |
| 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 (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,410 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
During World War II, the town was under Soviet occupation from 1940, and then under German occupation from 1941 to 1944. In August 1941, the Jewish community of the town was massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe. 300 Jews were killed.[1]
Gallery
Skaudvilė police station
Skaudvilė special school
Exposures in Skaudvilė
Skaudvilė gymnasium
References
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