Žarėnai
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Town in Telšiai County, Lithuania
Žarėnai | |
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Town | |
Žarėnai is located in Lithuania Žarėnai Žarėnai | |
| Coordinates: 55°50′20′′N 22°12′11′′E / 55.83889°N 22.20306°E / 55.83889; 22.20306 | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Municipality | Telšiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Žarėnai eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 499 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Žarėnai (Samogitian: Žarienā, Polish: Żorany) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2022 census, the town has a population of 900 people.
History
[edit ]During World War II, 40 Jewish families are deported from this city. Other Jews are massacred in a mass execution on December 23, 1941, perpetrated by Lithuanian nazis.[1]
References
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