Kapčiamiestis

Kapčiamiestis
Town
Central square

Coat of arms
Kapčiamiestis
Location of Kapčiamiestis
Coordinates: 54°0′0″N 23°39′30″E / 54.00000°N 23.65833°E / 54.00000; 23.65833Coordinates: 54°0′0″N 23°39′30″E / 54.00000°N 23.65833°E / 54.00000; 23.65833
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Alytus County
Municipality Lazdijai district municipality
Eldership Kapčiamiestis eldership
Capital of Kapčiamiestis eldership
First mentioned 16th century
Population (2011)
 • Total 589
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Emilia Plater Monument
Plater tombstone

Kapčiamiestis (Polish: Kopciowo[1]) is a town in Lithuania located near the confluence of Baltoji Ančia and Nieda Rivers.

History

Kapčiamiestis traces its history dating back in the early 16th century, then a manor was built. In 1777 a parish-school was opened here.

In the town's cemetery, Polish-Lithuanian national hero, Emilia Plater, was buried in 1831. The town had an important Jewish community. When the Germans entered the town on 22 June 1941, Lithuanian nationalism broke loose. On 15 September 1941, all of the Jews were taken under high security to Lazdijai. There they were put into a ghetto established in Katkishes, one kilometer outside of Lazdijai, where Jews from neighboring villages were interned. On 3 November 1941 the Jews of Kapčiamiestis were murdered with the rest of the ghetto inhabitants.[2] Kapčiamiestis was devastated by World War II, after which most of the historical buildings were destroyed.

References

  1. ↑ Krótka Statystyka Gubernij Królestwa Polskiego (Short Statistic of Gubernias in the Kingdom of Poland). Warsaw. 1870. p. 36.
  2. ↑ "Pinkas Hakehillot Lita: Kapciamiestis". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 21 June 2017.


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