Širvintos
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Location of Širvintos | |
Coordinates: 55°2′10″N 24°58′10″E / 55.03611°N 24.96944°E / 55.03611; 24.96944 | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
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Municipality | Širvintos district municipality |
Eldership | Širvintos eldership |
Capital of | Širvintos district municipality Širvintos eldership |
First mentioned | 1475 |
Granted city rights | 1950 |
Population
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• Total | 6,790 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Širvintos (pronunciationⓘ, German: Schirwindt) is a towninVilnius County in the eastern part of Lithuania. It is the administrative center of the Širvintos district municipality.[1]
The word Širvintos is the plural form of the name of the Širvinta River, which flows through the town.
Its alternate names include Shirvintay, Shirvintos, Širvintai, Širvintar, and Szyrwinty (Polish).[1]
Before World War II, the town had an important Jewish community representing one-third of the total population.[2] In September 1941, Jews of the town are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Germans and Lithuanian collaborators.[3]
Since 2010, the city started expanding and renovated the city center which improved its image and popularity.
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