Troškūnai

Troškūnai
City
Centre of Troškūnai

Coat of arms
Troškūnai
Location of Troškūnai
Coordinates: 55°35′10″N 24°52′10″E / 55.58611°N 24.86944°E / 55.58611; 24.86944Coordinates: 55°35′10″N 24°52′10″E / 55.58611°N 24.86944°E / 55.58611; 24.86944
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Utena County
Municipality Anykščiai district municipality
Eldesrhip Troškūnai eldership
Capital of Troškūnai eldership
First mentioned 1696
Granted city rights 1956
Population (2011)
 • Total 451
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Troškūnai ( pronunciation ) is the second smallest city in Lithuania. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) west form Anykščiai.

History

The birthplace of Lithuanian lexicographer and writer Konstantinas Sirvydas is nearby the city. The city was established in 1696 by Władysław Sokołowski, who brought there Bernardines, founded a church and a monastery. Recently the buildings were returned to the Bernardine monks, who established the International Centre of Youth there.

On July 10, 1941, local Lithuanian collaborators killed 8 or 9 Jewish men on the premises of the local school. In mid-July 1941 5-6 Jewish men were shot at the Jewish cemetery by Troškūnai members of the Lithuanian Activist Front.[1] In August, 1941, the remaining Jews of Troškūnai (about 200 people) were transported by white armbanders to the Panevėžys ghetto. There on August 23, 1941, they were murdered along with Jews from the city of Panevėžys and its surrounding areas in a mass execution.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Yadvashem website
  2. ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/200/


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