Pakruojis
| Pakruojis | |||
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  Pakruojis Location of Pakruojis | |||
| Coordinates: 55°58′N 23°52′E / 55.967°N 23.867°ECoordinates: 55°58′N 23°52′E / 55.967°N 23.867°E | |||
| Country |
 Lithuania | ||
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | ||
| County | Šiauliai County | ||
| Municipality | Pakruojis district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Pakruojis eldership | ||
| Capital of |
Pakruojis district municipality Pakruojis eldership | ||
| First mentioned | 1531 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1950 | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 6,057 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Pakruojis (
pronunciation ) is a city in Lithuania. It is situated on the Kruoja River, which has a dam above the city. Forty three buildings of the manor, mentioned in 1531 still survive.
History
Pakruojis has a rare, surviving wooden synagogue.[1] It is the largest and the oldest of the wooden synagogues that survives in Lithuania, but it is in deteriorating condition.[2] On May 3, 2009 the synagogue suffered severe damage in a possible arson fire,[3][4] the restoration is planned.
In July and August, 1941, German soldiers with the help of local white armbanders massacred a total of 400 Jews from Pakruojis district in the nearby Morkakalnis forest.[5]
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Pakruojis is twinned with:
References
- ↑ "PREFACE 1". Shtetlinks.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ Gruber, Samuel D. (2008-09-29). "Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monuments: Lithuania: Pakruojis Wooden Synagogue Continues to Deteriorate. How Much Time is Left?". Samgrubersjewishartmonuments.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ "Jewkey the jewish Deal a Day". Jewkey.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ "Pakruojyje degė nebeveikianti medinė sinagoga - DELFI Žinios". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/99/
External links
Media related to Pakruojis at Wikimedia Commons
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