Veiviržėnai

History

During World War II, it was first occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940, then by Nazi Germany from 1941, and then by the Soviet Union again from 1944. In September 1941, 300-400 Jewish women and children were murdered in Veiviržėnai by Germans and Lithuanian collaborators. The Jewish men were already murdered in July 1941, women were kept in the summer in forced labor for local farmers. The priest helped by the mayor tried to stop the massacre but were unsuccessful in stopping the massacre.

Most-observed species

• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  84
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  83
• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  69
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  67
• Yellowhammer

  Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  67
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  66
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  64
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  64