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Šakiai

Šakiai
City
Aerial view of Šakiai, featuring the town hall
Aerial view of Šakiai, featuring the town hall
Flag of Šakiai
Flag
Coat of arms of Šakiai
Coat of arms
Official logo of Šakiai
Brandmark
Šakiai is located in Lithuania
Šakiai
Šakiai
Location of Šakiai
Coordinates: 54°57′N 23°3′E / 54.950°N 23.050°E / 54.950; 23.050
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSuvalkija
County Marijampolė County
MunicipalityŠakiai district municipality
EldershipŠakiai eldership
Capital ofŠakiai district municipality
Šakiai eldership
First mentioned1599
Granted city rights1776
Government
 • MayorEdgaras Pilypaitis (TS‑LKD)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,998
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šakiai (pronunciationⓘ) is a city in the Marijampolė County, Lithuania.[1] It is located 65 km (40 mi) west of Kaunas.

History

It is presumed that Šakiai first expanded from Šakaičai village, which was first mentioned in 1599.[1] In 1719 Šakaičiai was renamed to Šakiai and in the same year a church was built.[1] By the 19th century Šakiai already had city rights (since 1812); it also had a school, Catholic and Lutheran churches, a synagogue, and a post office.[1] In 1890–1894 Vincas Kudirka, the author of Tautiška giesmė, lived in Šakiai.[1]

During World War II, the town was under Soviet occupation from 1940, and then under German occupation from 1941 to 1944.[1] The city was damaged by the bombardment of Soviet Air Forces, while the Nazi German Army has exploded many masonry buildings (only 70 homes out of 328 remained).[1] Several massacres of Jewish people are alleged to have taken place in Šakiai in World War II, from July to September 1941. The killings are alleged to have committed by an Einsatzgruppen of German SS troops. The involvement of a small number of Lithuanians is also alleged.[2]

  • Town hall of Šakiai
    Town hall of Šakiai
  • Church of John the Baptist
    Church of John the Baptist
  • Šakiai Evangelical Lutheran Church
    Šakiai Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Bust of Vincas Kudirka in Šakiai
    Bust of Vincas Kudirka in Šakiai
  • Court
    Court
  • Šakiai Eldership
    Šakiai Eldership
  • Carillon
    Carillon

Notable residents

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania

Šakiai is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Miškinis, Algimantas. "Šakiai". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
  3. ^ Slutsky, Yehuda. "Sakiai". Jewish Virtual Library. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
    Anne Blejer, Hatte (2013-03-04). "Yitzchak Leib Goldberg". Geni. MyHeritage. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0akiai