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Svėdasai

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Svėdasai

Total population

884

Coordinates55.68°, 25.36°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Svėdasai is a town in Utena County in the northern part of Lithuania, bearing a name from a nearby Lake Svėdasas.

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History & geography

History

The name according to Kazimieras Būga is of Selonian origin. In July 1941, 245 to 386 people were murdered in a mass execution near Svėdasai most must have been Jews.

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Geography

Latitude
55.6837
Longitude
25.3638
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,487
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    122
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    118
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    116
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    107
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    106
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    105
  • Eurasian Skylark
    Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    105
  • Common Crane
    Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    104

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas
Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas
Lithuanian writer (1869–1933)
A
Albinas Kusta
B
Brone Buivydaite
Lithuanian poet, children's writer (1895-1984)
B
Bolesław Tołłoczko
C
Cheslav Sabinsky
Russian and Soviet film artist, director, screenwriter (1885-1941)
A
Albertas Nargėlas
A
Aleksandras Guobys
B
Bronislovas Kurkulis
Ferdinandas Jakšys
Ferdinandas Jakšys
Lithuanian actor
G
Gvidas Kazlauskas
J
Jonas Motiejūnas-Valevičius
O
Osvaldas Janonis
P
Pranas Gražys
Stepas Zobarskas
Stepas Zobarskas
Lithuanian writer
V
Valentinas Junokas
V
Vytas Mašauskas

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.87
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,049

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
55
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API