Širvintos (Sirvintos)
The word Širvintos is the plural form of the name of the Širvinta River, which flows through the city.
Its alternate names include Shirvintay, Shirvintos, Širvintai, Širvintar, Širvintų, and Szyrwinty (Polish).
Before World War II, the town had an important Jewish community representing one-third of the total population. In September 1941, Jews of the town are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Germans and Lithuanian collaborators.
Since 2010, the city started expanding and renovated the city center which improved its image and popularity.
Map - Širvintos (Sirvintos)
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Country - Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_(1918–1919)
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Germany had lost World War I and signed the Compiègne Armistice on 11 November 1918. Its military forces then started retreating from the former Ober Ost territories. Two days later, the government of the Soviet Russia renounced the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which had assured Lithuania's independence. Soviet forces then launched a westward offensive against Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine in an effort to spread the global proletarian revolution and replace national independence movements with Soviet republics. Their forces followed retreating German troops and reached Lithuania by the end of December 1918.
Currency / Language
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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LT | Lithuanian language |
PL | Polish language |
RU | Russian language |