Krinčinas
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Krinčinas | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 56°5′0″N 24°31′30″E / 56.08333°N 24.52500°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Panevėžys County |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 461 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Krinčinas (Polish: Kryniczyn) is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 461 people.[1]
History
[edit]On July 26, 1941, 21 Krincinas Jews were massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by Germans in the Zideiko Forest in Pasvalys.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Birzai%20county - Online Guide of Murder Sites of Jews in the Former USSR - Yad Vashem".