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Krinčinas

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Krinčinas
Town
Official seal of Krinčinas
Krinčinas is located in Lithuania
Krinčinas
Krinčinas
Coordinates: 56°5′0″N 24°31′30″E / 56.08333°N 24.52500°E / 56.08333; 24.52500
Country Lithuania
County Panevėžys County
Population
 (2011)
 • Total461
Time zoneUTC+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

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On July 26, 1941, 21 Krincinas Jews were massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by Germans in the Zideiko Forest in Pasvalys.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Birzai%20county - Online Guide of Murder Sites of Jews in the Former USSR - Yad Vashem".