Nemunėlio Radviliškis ( pl, Radziwiliszki) is a town in
Biržai district municipality, in
Panevėžys County
Panevėžys County ( lt, Panevėžio apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Panevėžys. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Panevė� ...
, northern
Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 566 people.
History
On 8 August 1941 the Jews of the town, about 70–80 men, women and children, were shot in Skamarakai grove.
Notable people
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Vincentas Sladkevičius
Vincentas Sladkevičius, M.I.C. (20 August 1920 – 28 May 2000) was a Lithuanian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Kaunas from 1989 to 1996, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.
Biography
Vincen ...
(1920–2000), Lithuanian
Cardinal of the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
References
Biržai District Municipality
Towns in Panevėžys County
Towns in Lithuania
Ponevezhsky Uyezd
Holocaust locations in Lithuania
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