Svėdasai

Svėdasai is a town in Utena County in the northern part of Lithuania, bearing a name from a nearby Lake Svėdasas.

Svėdasai
Coat of arms
Svėdasai Location of Svėdasai
Coordinates: 55°40′0″N 25°22′0″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Utena County
Municipality	Anykščiai district municipality
Eldership	Svėdasai eldership
Capital of	Svėdasai eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	884
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The name according to Kazimieras Būga is of Selonian origin.^[1] In July 1941, 245 to 386 people were murdered in a mass execution near Svėdasai most must have been Jews.^[2]

Gallery

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  Svėdasai (Swiadosci) marked in Nicolas Sanson map (1665)
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  St. Michael the Archangel Church
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  Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas gymnasium
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  Alaušas lake