Užpaliai
| Užpaliai | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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  Užpaliai | |
| Coordinates: LT 55°38′20″N 25°34′59″E / 55.63889°N 25.58306°ECoordinates: LT 55°38′20″N 25°34′59″E / 55.63889°N 25.58306°E | |
| Country |
 Lithuania |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Utena district municipality |
| Eldership | Užpaliai eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 877 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Užpaliai is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 877 people.[1]
History
The Jewish population was important in the town, for example, in 1897, 691 inhabitants were Jewish[2] on a total population of 740 people.[3][4] In July 1941, the Jewish population was massacred in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian nationalists on different sites.[5][6][7]
Gallery
Užpaliai (Wyspol) marked in Nicolas Sanson map (1665)
Parish
Town centre
Arriving from Utena
Orthodox church
References
- ↑ 2001 census (Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania)) Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Uzpaliai/JewEnc.htm
- ↑ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Uzpaliai/Uzpaliai.htm
- ↑ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Uzpaliai/LithComm.htm
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/196/
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/197/
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/198/
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