Šilalė

Šilalė
City
Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Šilalė
Flag Coat of arms
Šilalė Location in Šilalė district municipality Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°29′N 22°11′E / 55.483°N 22.183°E / 55.483; 22.183Coordinates: 55°29′N 22°11′E / 55.483°N 22.183°E / 55.483; 22.183
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Tauragė County
Municipality	Šilalė district municipality
Eldership	Šilalė city eldership
Capital of	Šilalė district municipality Šilalė city eldership Šilalė rural eldership Traksėdžiai eldership
First mentioned	1533
Granted city rights	1950
Population (2005)
• Total	6,157
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Šilalė ( pronunciation ) is a city in the Tauragė County, Lithuania. It is located 30 km (19 mi) north of Tauragė. River Lokysta flows through the city.

History

In July 1941, 135 jewish men from Šilalė were shot on a site in the jewish cemetery.^[1] In September 1941, the Jewish women and children of Šilalė were shot in the Tūbinės forest. Around 1,300 Jews were massacred by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and local Lithuanians collaborators.^[2]

References

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Tauragė County
Municipalities	Jurbarkas Pagėgiai Šilalė Tauragė
Cities	Jurbarkas Pagėgiai Panemunė Šilalė Skaudvilė Smalininkai Tauragė
Towns	Batakiai Eržvilkas Gaurė Kaltinėnai Kvėdarna Laukuva Pagramantis Pajūris Raudonė Seredžius Šimkaičiai Stakiai Teneniai Upyna Vadžgirys Veliuona Viešvilė Vilkyškiai Žvingiai Žygaičiai
Villages	Gūbriai Skirsnemunė