It is presumed that Šakiai first expanded from Šakaičai village. By 1719 a church in Šakiai was built. By the 19th century Šakiai already had city rights; it also had a school, Catholic and Lutheran churches, a synagogue, and a post office.
During World War II, the town was under Soviet occupation from 1940, and then under German occupation from 1941 to 1944. The city was destroyed by the German army. Several massacres of Jewish people are alleged to have taken place in Šakiai in World War II, from July to September 1941. The killings are alleged to have committed by an Einsatzgruppen of German SS troops. The involvement of a small number of Lithuanians is also alleged.[1]
Šakiai, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2015, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sakiai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Sakiai pronunciation Polish Szaki is a city in the Marijampole County Lithuania It is located 65 km 40 mi west of Kaunas SakiaiCityAerial view of Sakiai featuring the town hallCoat of armsSakiaiLocation of SakiaiCoordinates 54 57 N 23 3 E 54 950 N 23 050 E 54 950 23 050Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionSuvalkijaCountyMarijampole CountyMunicipalitySakiai district municipalityEldershipSakiai eldershipCapital ofSakiai district municipality Sakiai eldershipFirst mentioned1599Granted city rights1776Government MayorEdgaras Pilypaitis TS LKD Population 2020 Total4 998Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 Notable residents 4 Twin towns sister cities 5 ReferencesHistory editIt is presumed that Sakiai first expanded from Sakaicai village By 1719 a church in Sakiai was built By the 19th century Sakiai already had city rights it also had a school Catholic and Lutheran churches a synagogue and a post office During World War II the town was under Soviet occupation from 1940 and then under German occupation from 1941 to 1944 The city was destroyed by the German army Several massacres of Jewish people are alleged to have taken place in Sakiai in World War II from July to September 1941 The killings are alleged to have committed by an Einsatzgruppen of German SS troops The involvement of a small number of Lithuanians is also alleged 1 Gallery edit nbsp Town hall of Sakiai nbsp Church of John the Baptist nbsp Sakiai Evangelical Lutheran Church nbsp Bust of Vincas Kudirka in SakiaiNotable residents editIsaac Leib Goldberg Zionist philanthropist 1860 2 Zygmunt Kestowicz 1921 2007 Polish actor Gvidonas Markevicius born 1969 basketball player Dainius Adomaitis born 1974 basketball player and coachTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania Sakiai is twinned with nbsp Goldap PolandReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sakiai Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania Slutsky Yehuda Sakiai Jewish Virtual Library American Israeli Cooperative Enterprise Retrieved 2015 01 12 Anne Blejer Hatte 2013 03 04 Yitzchak Leib Goldberg Geni MyHeritage Retrieved 2015 01 10 nbsp This Marijampole County Lithuania location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sakiai amp oldid 1195925692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
