Viekšniai
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Viekšniai (Template:ErrorTemplate:Category handlerScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Category handler Samogitian: Vėikšnē, Template:Langx Vekshne, Template:Langx) is a town in the Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Mažeikiai. The etymology of the town's name probably comes from a former lake near Viekšniai.[1]
Jewish history
The town had a large Jewish population prior to the outbreak of World War 2. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 3 synagogues, several Jewish primary schools, and a yeshiva.[2][3]
According to the 1897 Russian Census, of the total population of 2,951, 1,646 were Jews.[3]
In the summer of 1941, over 400 Jews from the town were murdered in Mažeikiai, along with other Jews of the district.[3]
Notable people
- Mykolas Biržiška, historian and politician who was a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania[4]
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