Užpaliai

Užpaliai is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 758 people.[1]

Užpaliai
Town
Seal
Užpaliai
Coordinates: 55°38′20″N 25°34′59″E
Country Lithuania
CountyUtena County
MunicipalityUtena district municipality
EldershipUžpaliai eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total758
Time zoneUTC+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]

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