Šimkaičiai | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°14′00″N 23°00′00″E / 55.23333°N 23.00000°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Tauragės |
Municipality | Jurbarkas |
Eldership | Šimkaičių |
Population (2011 Census)
[1] | |
• Total | 204 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Šimkaičiai ( Samogitian: Šėmkātē, Polish: Szymkajcie) is a town in Jurbarkas district municipality, Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town had a population of 265 people. [2] At the 2011 census, the population was 204. [1]
Before World War II the town had a Jewish population. In July, 1941, they were murdered by the Einsatzgruppen and their Lithuanian collaborators. [3]