Užpaliai
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]
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| Coordinates: 55°38′20″N 25°34′59″E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Utena district municipality |
| Eldership | Užpaliai eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 758 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
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
Užpaliai (Wyspol) marked in Nicolas Sanson map (1665)
Parish
Town centre
Arriving from Utena
Orthodox church
Lithuanian book smuggler Juozas Baranauskas house
References
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- 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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