Širvintos

Širvintos
City
Municipal office
Coat of arms
Širvintos Location of Širvintos
Coordinates: 55°2′10″N 24°58′10″E / 55.03611°N 24.96944°E / 55.03611; 24.96944Coordinates: 55°2′10″N 24°58′10″E / 55.03611°N 24.96944°E / 55.03611; 24.96944
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Širvintos district municipality
Eldership	Širvintos eldership
Capital of	Širvintos district municipality Širvintos eldership
First mentioned	1475
Granted city rights	1950
Population (2013)
• Total	6,197
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Širvintos ( pronunciation ) is a city in Vilnius County in the eastern part of Lithuania. It is the administrative center of the Širvintos district municipality.

The word Širvintos is the plural form of the name of the Širvinta River, which flows through the city.

Its alternate names include Shirvintay, Shirvintos, Širvintai, Širvintar, Širvintų, and Szyrwinty (Polish).

Before World War II, the town had an important Jewish community representing one third of the total population. In September 1941, Jews of the town are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Germans and Lituanians nationalists.