Pumpėnai

Pumpėnai
Town

Seal
Pumpėnai
Coordinates: 55°56′00″N 24°20′30″E / 55.93333°N 24.34167°E / 55.93333; 24.34167
Country  Lithuania
County Panevėžys County
Population (2011)
 • Total 855
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Pumpėnai is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 855 people.[1]

History

On 15 July 1941, Jews of the town were kept imprisoned in a ghetto.[2][3] On August 26, 1941, an execution squad murdered the Jews in a mass execution.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Lithuania6/Lit6_214.html
  3. ↑ http://www.iajgs.org/cemetery/lithuania/pumpenai.html
  4. ↑ https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Birzai&title=Birzai%20county
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyslOgrb7zk


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