- Švenčionys
Infobox Settlement
name = Švenčionys
nickname =
settlement_type= City
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pushpin_label_position = left
pushpin_map_caption =Location of Švenčionys
image_shield = Svencionys COA.gif
latd=55|latm=08|lats=|latNS=N|longd=26|longm=10|longs=|longEW=E
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1= Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1=Aukštaitija
subdivision_type2= County
subdivision_name2=Vilnius County
subdivision_type3= Municipality
subdivision_name3=Švenčionys district municipality
subdivision_type4= Eldership
subdivision_name4= Švenčionys eldership
subdivision_type6= Capital of
subdivision_name6=Švenčionys district municipality
Švenčionys eldership
established_date = 1800
established_title= First mentioned
established_date2= 1961
established_title2=Granted city rights
population_total = 5,658
population_as_of = 2005
population_footnotes=
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3Švenčionys ( _pl. Święciany, _be. Свянцяны) is a city 84 km north of
Vilnius inLithuania with a population of 5,658 (as of 2005). About one third of the current population belongs to thePolish minority in Lithuania .One of the oldest towns in the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania , the city grew during 14th–16th centuries, when it was a site of local court and monastery. It was one of the main centers ofNovember Uprising (1830–1831) in Poland and Lithuania against theRussian Empire . The city was part of theSecond Polish Republic for most of theinterwar period. It had a significant Jewish population, and duringWWII it was a site of aŠvenčionys ghetto . [http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005444] Thousands of Jews and Poles perished there during the WWII. [http://www.ipn.gov.pl/portal/pl/18/2940/PRZEGLAD_MEDIOW__15_marca_2005_r.html] Later, it was part of theLithuanian SSR .External links
* en icon pl icon [http://www.svencionys.lt/ Official Website]
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