Ariogala
Appearance
Ariogala | |
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City | |
Flag of Ariogala Flag | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | ![]() |
Municipality | Raseiniai district municipality |
Eldership | Ariogala eldership |
Capital of | Ariogala eldership |
First mentioned | 1253 |
Granted city rights | 1792 |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 3,376 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ariogala () is a town in central Lithuania. It is located on the Dubysa River, which flows through the town.
Population
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Name
Ariogala is the Lithuanian name of the city. Versions of the name in other languages include Polish: Ejragoła, Russian: Эйрагола Eiragola, Belarusian: Эйрагола Eirahola, Yiddish: אייראַגאָלע Eyragole.
History
In 1941 all the Jews from Ariogala and some nearby villages were gathered in a ghetto.[1] At the end of August/beginning of September 1941, around 700 Jewish men, women and children were shot in a field near the village.
References
Notes
- Template:Lt icon Gyventojų skaičius metų pradžioje (Population statistics). Lithuanian Department of Statistics.
- Geographical data. administrative territorial division. Lithuanian Department of Statistics.
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