Užpaliai
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  Užpaliai | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2021) | |
| • Total | 630 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Užpaliai (traditional Russian: Ушполь, Polish: Uszpolski) is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 758 people.[1]
History
[edit]The Jewish population was important in the town, for example, in 1897, 691 inhabitants were Jewish[2] out of 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
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Užpaliai (Wyspol) marked in Nicolas Sanson map (1665) -
Parish -
Town centre -
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Arriving from Utena -
Orthodox church -
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jew Enc".
- ^ "Uzpaliai,Lithuania".
- ^ "Lith Comm".
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
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