Upyna

Upyna

Upyna

Town in Tauragė, Lithuania


Upyna (Polish: Upina, Samogitian: Opīna) is a small town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, in western Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 375 people.[1]

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History

In 1941, 100 Jews were massacred in a mass execution by an Einsatzgruppen.[2] There is a small memorial at the execution site.


References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.



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