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Town in Tauragė County, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eržvilkas (Samogitian: Eržvėlks) is a town in Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 429 people.[1]
Eržvilkas | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 55°15′50″N 22°42′30″E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Tauragė County |
Municipality | Jurbarkas District Municipality |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 429 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Before World War II and the Holocaust, the village had an important Jewish community. In 1923, they were 46% of the total population.
Among others, Hermann Schapira (1840-1898), a mathematician and important forerunner of the Zionist movement, was born in the village.
At the beginning of the Second World War there were 180 Jews living in the village.[2][3]
In 1941 these Jews were exploited as forced labour.[4] In September 1941, they were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian policemen at the Gryblaukis forest.[5]
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