Svėdasai
# Svėdasai

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

## 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.

## Gallery

* Svėdasai (Swiadosci) marked in Nicolas Sanson map (1665)
* St. Michael the Archangel Church
* Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas gymnasium
* Alaušas lake
