Kvėdarna
Kvėdarna is a town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,597 people.[1]
Kvėdarna | |
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Town | |
Coat of arms | |
Kvėdarna Location in Šilalė district municipality Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania | |
Coordinates: 55°33′20″N 22°00′00″E | |
Country | |
County | Tauragė |
Municipality | Šilalė |
Eldership | Kvėdarnos |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,597 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Before World War II, the local Jewish population represent 30% of the total population.[2] During the war, Jews were massacred in a mass execution and others deported in labor camps.[3]
gollark: Art and other intellectual work.
gollark: I mean, you can go for "pay everyone UBI or something", which is valid but doesn't provide incentives to art.
gollark: Also, "your car" can produce value via driving people around and such.
gollark: Also, it's not just IP. Consider also 3D printers and other such small-scale manufacturing technologies.
gollark: You need a more coherent system for paying for works where it's hard to capture value than just "decide not to starve artists".
References
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=400
- http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/217/
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