Širvintos | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Širvintos |
Coordinates: | 55.0361°N 24.9694°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
Subdivision Name1: | Aukštaitija |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilnius County |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Širvintos district municipality |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Subdivision Name4: | Širvintos eldership |
Subdivision Type6: | Capital of |
Subdivision Name6: | Širvintos district municipality Širvintos eldership |
Established Date: | 1475 |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date2: | 1950 |
Established Title2: | Granted city rights |
Population Total: | 6,790 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Širvintos (German: Schirwindt) is a city in Vilnius County in the eastern part of Lithuania. It is the administrative center of the Širvintos district municipality.
The word Širvintos is the plural form of the name of the Širvinta River, which flows through the town.
Its alternate names include Shirvintay, Shirvintos, Širvintai, Širvintar, and Szyrwinty (Polish).[1]
Before World War II, the town had an important Jewish community representing one-third of the total population.[2] In September 1941, Jews of the town are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Germans and Lithuanian collaborators.[3]
Since 2010, the city started expanding and renovated the city center which improved its image and popularity.