Upyna

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Town in Tauragė, Lithuania
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55°27′00″N 22°26′20″E / 55.45000°N 22.43889°E / 55.45000; 22.43889Country LithuaniaCountyTauragėMunicipalityŠilalėEldershipUpynosPopulation
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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]

History

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

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  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
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