Å iaulÄ—nai is a town near
Å iauliai
Å iauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...
in
Lithuania
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located at . It is in the
Radviliškis district municipality
Radviliškis District Municipality () is one of the seven List of municipalities of Lithuania, municipalities of Šiauliai County (''Šiaulių apskritis'') in Lithuania. Radviliškis town has been its center since 1950.
Radviliškis district has ...
in
Å iauliai County
Å iauliai County () is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Å iauliai. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Å iauliai County remains as a territorial a ...
. It is the capital of
Å iaulÄ—nai elderate.
History
During the 1784
census
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, Å iaulÄ—nai was located in the
Žemaitija (Samogitia) duchy/eldership.
The
Jewish
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population of Å iaulÄ—nai was devastated by the
Nazis
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during
World War II
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.
Historical names
Under
Czarist occupation of Lithuania, the city was known in
Russian
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*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
as Шавлан. It may be listed on historical documents in the
United States
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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 Å iauliai County
Shavelsky Uyezd
Holocaust locations in Lithuania
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