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Pumpėnai
Town
Official seal of Pumpėnai
Country Lithuania
County Panevėžys County
Population
 (2001)
 • Total952
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pumpėnai is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 952 people.[1]

History

On 15 July 1941, Jews of the town were kept imprisoned in a ghetto.[2][3] On August 26, 1941, an execution squad murdered the Jews in a mass execution.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2001 census" (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Lithuania6/Lit6_214.html
  3. ^ http://www.iajgs.org/cemetery/lithuania/pumpenai.html
  4. ^ https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Birzai&title=Birzai%20county
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyslOgrb7zk