Country Lithuania Municipality Anykščiai Population 474 (2001) | County Utena County Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Kurkliai is a town in Anykščiai district municipality, in Utena County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 474 people. Center of eldership. In town there is Anykščiai Regional Park.
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Map of Kurkliai, Lithuania
History
The 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. An old wooden synagogue is still standing
Education
Famous citizens
References
Kurkliai Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA