Troškūnai

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]

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  Entering from Traupis
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  Entering from Vaidlonys
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  Church of the Holy Trinity
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  Church belfry
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  Cultural center
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  Pond behind the church
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  Monastery
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  Railway Station

• Troškūnai (Trashkun), a small shtetl in Lithuania - JewishGen KehilaLink for Troškūnai