Kurkliai (Yiddish: קורקלע; Polish: Kurkle) is a town in Anykščiai district municipality, in Utena County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 374 people.[1] Center of eldership. In town there is Anykščiai Regional Park.
Kurkliai | |
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Town | |
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  Kurkliai | |
| Coordinates: 55°24′40″N 25°04′00″E / 55.41111°N 25.06667°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Utena County |
| Municipality | Anykščiai |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 374 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
History
editThe town had an important Jewish community before World War II. Jews of the town shared the fate of the Jews of Ukmerge and of the surroundings, who were massacred in a mass execution in the Pivonija forest on September 5, 1941.[2] An old wooden synagogue is still standing.[3][4]
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Chapel
Education
editFamous citizens
edit- Arnoldas Lukošius (1966-), member of LT United and Foje.
- Montague Burton (1885–1952), founder of Burton Menswear, one of Britain's largest clothing retailers.
References
edit- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Pinkas Hakehillot Lita: Kurkliai".
- ^ "AEPJ. European Routes of Jewish Heritage". www.jewisheritage.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01.
- ^ "The Wooden Synagogues of Lithuania".