Country Lithuania County Šiauliai County Capital of Linkuva eldership Area 3.3 km² Local time Saturday 12:32 PM | Ethnographic region Aukštaitija Eldership Linkuva eldership First mentioned 1370 Population 1,770 (2005) | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 69% Humidity Municipality Pakruojis District Municipality | ||
Linkuva ( pronunciation ) is a city in the Pakruojis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Pakruojis.The town is more than 500 years old.
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Map of Linkuva, Lithuania
History
In 1940, with the annexation of Lithuania to the USSR, all the town’s factories and stores, mainly owned by Jews, were nationalized. On June 23, 1941, after the Soviet withdrawal from Lithuania hundreds of Jews escaping eastward from Šiauliai and the neighboring towns found refuge in Linkuva and remained there. Most of the town’s Jews were forcibly held in stables and warehouses, where they were brutally attacked. In the summer of 1941, 200 Jewish men were killed near the village of Dvariūkai. The victims came from Linkuva, along with Jewish refugees who had fled to the village.