Pakruojis
Pakruojis | |
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City | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Pakruojis district municipality |
| Eldership | Pakruojis eldership |
| Capital of | Pakruojis district municipality Pakruojis eldership |
| First mentioned | 1531 |
| Granted city rights | 1950 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,057 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pakruojis (ⓘ) is a city in Lithuania. It is situated on the Kruoja River, which has a dam above the city. Forty three buildings of the manor, mentioned in 1531 still survive.
History
Pakruojis has a rare, surviving wooden synagogue.[1] It is the largest and the oldest of the wooden synagogues that survives in Lithuania, but it is in deteriorating condition.[2] On May 3, 2009 the synagogue suffered severe damage in a possible arson fire,[3][4] the restoration is planned.
In July and August, 1941, German soldiers with the help of local white armbanders massacred a total of 400 Jews from Pakruojis district in the nearby Morkakalnis forest.[5]
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Pakruojis is twinned with:
References
- ^ "PREFACE 1". Shtetlinks.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ Gruber, Samuel D. (2008-09-29). "Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monuments: Lithuania: Pakruojis Wooden Synagogue Continues to Deteriorate. How Much Time is Left?". Samgrubersjewishartmonuments.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ "Jewkey the jewish Deal a Day". Jewkey.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ "Pakruojyje degė nebeveikianti medinė sinagoga - DELFI Žinios". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/99/
External links
Media related to Pakruojis at Wikimedia Commons
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