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Town in Tauragės, Lithuania

Šimkaičiai
Town
Coat of arms of ŠimkaičiaiCoat of arms
Šimkaičiai is located in Jurbarkas District MunicipalityŠimkaičiaiŠimkaičiaiLocation in Jurbarkas district municipalityLocation of Jurbarkas district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°14′00″N 23°00′00″E / 55.23333°N 23.00000°E / 55.23333; 23.00000
Country Lithuania
County Tauragės
Municipality Jurbarkas
Eldership Šimkaičių [lt]
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]

  1. ^ a b "Population by locality" (XLS). Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ "2001 census" (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "The Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum". www.jmuseum.lt. Retrieved 2021-08-25.