Šiaulėnai ( pl, Szawlany) is a town near
Šiauliai in
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
located at . It is in the
Radviliškis district municipality
Radviliškis () (german: Radwilischken; pl, Radziwiliszki; yi, ראדווילישאָק, ''Radvilishok'') is a town in the Radviliškis district municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania. Radviliškis has been the administrative center of the ...
in
Šiauliai County. It is the capital of
Šiaulėnai elderate
Šiaulėnai ( pl, Szawlany) is a town near Šiauliai in Lithuania located at . It is in the Radviliškis district municipality in Šiauliai County. It is the capital of Šiaulėnai elderate.
History
During the 1784 census, Šiaulėnai was locate ...
.
History
During the 1784
census, Šiaulėnai was located in the
Žemaitija (Samogitia) duchy/eldership.
The
Jewish population of Šiaulėnai was devastated by the
Nazis
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...
during
World War II.
Historical names
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 It may be listed on historical documents in the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.
Attractions
Notable attractions include:
*Šiaulėnai Area Museum, located at LT-5137 Radviliškis district
External links
www.JewishGen.org— Siaulenai, Siauliai uezd, Kaunas gubernia, Latitude: 55°41' Longitude: 23°24', now in Lithuania
www.lietuva.lt— Lithuanian settlements
Towns in Lithuania
Towns in Šiauliai County
Shavelsky Uyezd
Holocaust locations in Lithuania
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