Svėdasai | |
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  Svėdasai Location of Svėdasai | |
| Coordinates:55°40′0″N25°22′0″E / 55.66667°N 25.36667°E /55.66667; 25.36667 | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Utena County |
| Municipality | Anykščiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Svėdasai eldership |
| Capital of | Svėdasai eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 884 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Svėdasai is atown inUtena County in the northern part ofLithuania, bearing a name from a nearbyLake Svėdasas.
The name according toKazimieras Būga is ofSelonian origin.[1]In July 1941, 245 to 386 people were murdered in a mass execution near Svėdasai most must have been Jews.[2]
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