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Kvėdarna

Kvėdarna
Town
Skyline of Kvėdarna
Official seal of Kvėdarna
Seal
Kvėdarna is located in Šilalė District Municipality
Kvėdarna
Kvėdarna
Location in Šilalė district municipality
Coordinates: 55°33′20″N 22°00′00″E / 55.55556°N 22.00000°E / 55.55556; 22.00000Coordinates: 55°33′20″N 22°00′00″E / 55.55556°N 22.00000°E / 55.55556; 22.00000
Country  Lithuania
County Tauragė
Municipality Šilalė
Eldership Kvėdarnos
Population (2001)
 • Total 468
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Kvėdarna (Yiddish: כווידאןChvidan) is a town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 1934 people.

Before World War II, the local jewish population represent 30% of the total population. During the war, jews were massacred in a mass execution and others deported in labor camps.




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