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Zelva Lithuania

Zelva, Lithuania KehilaLink

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Alanta

Alanta – Wikipedia

Alanta (dialectal Aukštaitian name Alunta, Polish: Owanta, Yiddish אַוואָנטע) is a small town in Molėtai district municipality, Lithuania. It is the administrative seat of the Alanta Elderate. According to a census in 2011, Alanta had 348 residents.[1] It is situated at the crossing of two roads: Molėtai–Anykščiai and Utena–Alanta–Ukmergė. The town’s St. Jacob’s church was built in 1909.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanta

Molėtai

Molėtai – Wikipedia

Molėtai ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Polish: Malaty) is a town in north eastern Lithuania. One of the oldest settlements in Lithuania, it is a popular resort for the inhabitants of Vilnius. According to the 2013 census, it had 6,302 inhabitants.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moletai

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Malat – 29 August 2016

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Times Of Israel report on the Malat Event

Molėtai

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Molėtai
City
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Coat of arms of Molėtai
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°14′N 25°25′ECoordinates: 55°14′N 25°25′E
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Utena County COA.pngUtena County
Municipality Molėtai district municipality
Capital of Molėtai district municipality
First mentioned 1387 Feb. 17[1]
Granted city rights 1539
Population (2013)
 • Total 6,302
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.moletai.lt/

Molėtai (About this sound pronunciation (help·info), Polish: Malaty) is a town in north eastern Lithuania. One of the oldest settlements in Lithuania, it is a popular resort for the inhabitants of Vilnius. According to the 2013 census, it had 6,302 inhabitants.

The town is located about 60 km (37 mi) north of Vilnius and 30 km (19 mi) south of Utena.

History

It was first mentioned as a private property of the bishop of Vilnius.

On August 29, 1941, 700 to 1,200 Jews were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian nationalists.[2]

In modern times the city has Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, the only such facility in Lithuania. And Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology – the first such type of museum in the world.

 

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