Smilgiai | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Smilgiai | |
| Coordinates: 55°48′10″N 24°01′00″E / 55.80278°N 24.01667°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Panevėžys County |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 544 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Smilgiai church belfry
Smilgiai (Polish: Smilgie) is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 544 people.
Before The Holocaust the town had a Jewish population but they were murdered by the Einsatzgruppen and their Lithuanian collaborators.
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