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]

Užpaliai
Town
Seal
Užpaliai
Coordinates: 55°38′20″N 25°34′59″E
Country	Lithuania
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

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  Užpaliai (Wyspol) marked in Nicolas Sanson map (1665)
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  Parish
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  Town centre
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  Arriving from Utena
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  Orthodox church
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  Lithuanian book smuggler Juozas Baranauskas house

References

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[ru] Ужпаляй