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Upyna | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 55°27′00″N 22°26′20″E / 55.45000°N 22.43889°E | |
| Country | |
| County | Tauragė |
| Municipality | Šilalė |
| Eldership | Upynos |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 375 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Upyna (Polish: Upina, Samogitian: Opīna) is a small town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, in western Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 375 people.[1]
History
[edit]In 1941, 100 Jews were massacred in a mass execution by an Einsatzgruppen.[2] There is a small memorial at the execution site.
Gallery
[edit]- School
- Church
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Upyna (Šilalė).
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
