County Šiauliai County First mentioned 1531 Population 6,057 (2001) | Eldership Pakruojis eldership Area 4 km² Local time Tuesday 2:21 AM | |
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Capital of Pakruojis district municipalityPakruojis eldership Weather 3°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity Municipality Pakruojis District Municipality | ||
Pakruojis the capital city of traditional lithuanian beer
Pakruojis ( pronunciation ) is a city in Lithuania. It is situated on the Kruoja River, which has a dam above the city. Forty three buildings of the manor, mentioned in 1531 still survive.
Contents
- Pakruojis the capital city of traditional lithuanian beer
- Map of Pakruojis Lithuania
- Harlem shake from lithuania pakruojis
- History
- Twin towns sister cities
- References
Map of Pakruojis, Lithuania
Harlem shake from lithuania pakruojis
History
Pakruojis has a rare, surviving wooden synagogue. It is the largest and the oldest of the wooden synagogues that survives in Lithuania, but it is in deteriorating condition. On May 3, 2009 the synagogue suffered severe damage in a possible arson fire, the restoration is planned.
In July and August, 1941, German soldiers with the help of local white armbanders massacred a total of 400 Jews from Pakruojis district in the nearby Morkakalnis forest.
Twin towns — sister cities
Pakruojis is twinned with:
References
Pakruojis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA