Kurkliai
| Kurkliai | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Community House | |
  Kurkliai | |
| Coordinates: 55°24′40″N 25°04′00″E / 55.41111°N 25.06667°ECoordinates: 55°24′40″N 25°04′00″E / 55.41111°N 25.06667°E | |
| Country |
 Lithuania |
| County |
 Utena County |
| Municipality | Anykščiai |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 474 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Kurkliai is a town in Anykščiai district municipality, in Utena County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 474 people.[1] Center of eldership. In town there is Anykščiai Regional Park.
History
The town had an important Jewish community before World War II. Jews of the town shared the fate of the Jews of Ukmerge and of the surroundings, who were massacred in a mass execution in the Pivonija forest on September 5, 1941.[2] An old wooden synagogue is still standing[3][4]
Gallery
St. George's Church
Church belfry
Parish
Park
Synagogue
Cemetery gate
Chapel
Education
- Kurkliai primary school
Famous citizens
- Arnoldas Lukošius (1966-), member of LT United and Foje.
References
- ↑ "2001 census" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania).
- ↑ http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_lita/lit_00567d.html
- ↑ http://www.jewisheritage.org/web/european-routes/wooden-synagogues/19
- ↑ http://www.hagalil.com/archiv/2005/06/lithuania.htm
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