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Nevarėnai
Town
Flag of Nevarėnai
Official seal of Nevarėnai
Nevarėnai is located in Lithuania
Nevarėnai
Nevarėnai
Coordinates: 56°6′40″N 22°16′59″E / 56.11111°N 22.28306°E / 56.11111; 22.28306
Country  Lithuania
County Telšiai County
Municipality Telšiai district municipality
EldershipNevarėnai eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total552
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST)

Nevarėnai ( Samogitian: Nevarienā, Polish: Nieworany) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 552 people. [1]

History

During the Second World War, 150 Jews from the town were massacred in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen. [2]

References

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".