Šiaulėnai
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  Šiaulėnai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°40′51.6″N 23°24′21.6″E / 55.681000°N 23.406000°E / 55.681000; 23.406000 | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Population
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| • Total | 751 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Šiaulėnai is a town near ŠiauliaiinLithuania located at 55°41′N 23°24′E / 55.683°N 23.400°E / 55.683; 23.400. It is in the Radviliškis district municipalityinŠiauliai County. It is the capital of Šiaulėnai elderate.
During the 1784 census, Šiaulėnai was located in the Žemaitija (Samogitia) duchy/eldership.
The Jewish population of Šiaulėnai was devastated by the Nazis during World War II.
Under Czarist occupation of Lithuania, the city was known in Russian as Шавлан. It may be listed on historical documents in the United States as Shavlan, Shavlyan, Shavlyany, or Szawlany, Russia.
Notable attractions include:
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