Lygumai
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Lygumai | |
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Town | |
 Central square | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lygumai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 56°0′20″N 23°39′30″E / 56.00556°N 23.65833°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 601 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lygumai is a small town in Pakruojis District Municipality, Šiauliai County, northern-central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 601.[1] It is the administrative center of the Lygumai elderate.
History
[edit]In 15th century the Lygumai estate of the Grand Duke of Lithuania was mentioned.[2]
Within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the place was also known under the Polonized name Ligumy. It is known that the place was given by Stanisław II August to a royal geometer (surveyor) Czapski for the general survey of royal table estates and later changed owners several times.[3]
In the beginning of August 1941, during the German occupation of Lithuania, the Jews of the village, about 70-80 men and over 100 women and children were assassinated. The mass execution was perpetrated by German Einsatzgruppen and local collaborators.[4]
Elderate
[edit]Major villages of the elderate (over 100 inhabitants, as of Lithuanian Census of 2011) include Šukioniai, Stačiūnai, Dvariškiai, Degučiai, and Kauksnujai.
Attractions
[edit]The present building of the Lygumai parish Holy Trinity Church was constructed during 1902-1915. It is listed among the tallest buildings of Lithuania. Its exact height was measured in 2016 and found to be 73.84 meters, including the 3-meter top cross.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Lygumai".
- ^ p. 229
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
- ^ Janina VANSAUSKIENĖ, "Sužinotas tikras Lygumų bažnyčios aukštis", skrastas.lt, June 17, 2016
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