Žiežmariai
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 Žiežmariai
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| Coordinates: 54°48′0″N 24°27′0″E / 54.80000°N 24.45000°ECoordinates: 54°48′0″N 24°27′0″E / 54.80000°N 24.45000°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County |
 Kaunas County
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| Municipality | Kaišiadorys district municipality | |
| Eldership | Žiežmariai eldership | |
| Capital of | Žiežmariai eldership | |
| First mentioned | 1348 | |
| Granted city rights | 1501 | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 3,852 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Žiežmariai (
pronunciation ) is a city in the Kaišiadorys district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Kaišiadorys.
The Jewish population was important in the town since the 16th century and represented 50% of the total population before World War II. In 1941, hundreds of Jews from the city and from nearby villages of Kaisiadorys and Žasliaisont are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen of Germans and Lithuanians collaborators.
Žiežmariai has a rare, surviving wooden synagogue.
Danguolė Rasalaitė (1983-2000), sexual-slavering victim.
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