Lygumai is a small town in Pakruojis District Municipality,

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, northern-central

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. As of 2011 it had a population of 601. It is the administrative center of the .

History

In 15th century the Lygumai estate of the

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was mentioned. Within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the place was also known under the Polonized name Ligumy. It is known that the place was given by

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to a royal geometer (

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) Czapski for the general survey of and later changed owners several times. In the beginning of August 1941, during the

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, the Jews of the village, about 70-80 men and over 100 women and children were assassinated. The mass execution was perpetrated by German

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and local collaborators.

Elderate

Major villages of the elderate (over 100 inhabitants, as of ) include Šukioniai, , , , and .

Attractions

The present building of the was constructed during 1902-1915. It is listed among the tallest buildings of Lithuania. Its exact height was measured in 2016 and found to be 73.84 meters, including the 3-meter top cross. Janina VANSAUSKIENĖ
"Sužinotas tikras Lygumų bažnyčios aukštis"
skrastas.lt, June 17, 2016

References

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