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City in Suvalkija, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Šakiai (, Polish: Szaki) is a city in the Marijampolė County, Lithuania. It is located 65 km (40 mi) west of Kaunas.
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Šakiai | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 54°57′N 23°3′E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Suvalkija |
County | Marijampolė County |
Municipality | Šakiai district municipality |
Eldership | Šakiai eldership |
Capital of | Šakiai district municipality Šakiai eldership |
First mentioned | 1599 |
Granted city rights | 1776 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edgaras Pilypaitis (TS‑LKD) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,998 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is presumed that Šakiai first expanded from Šakaičai village. By 1719 a church in Šakiai was built. By the 19th century Šakiai already had city rights; it also had a school, Catholic and Lutheran churches, a synagogue, and a post office.
During World War II, the town was under Soviet occupation from 1940, and then under German occupation from 1941 to 1944. The city was destroyed by the German army. 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.[1]
Šakiai is twinned with:
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