Pakruojis

Pakruojis
City
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Pakruojis Location of Pakruojis
Coordinates: 55°58′N 23°52′E / 55.967°N 23.867°ECoordinates: 55°58′N 23°52′E / 55.967°N 23.867°E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Šiauliai County
Municipality	Pakruojis district municipality
Eldership	Pakruojis eldership
Capital of	Pakruojis district municipality Pakruojis eldership
First mentioned	1531
Granted city rights	1950
Population (2001)
• Total	6,057
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

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.

History

Pakruojis has a rare, surviving wooden synagogue.^[1] It is the largest and the oldest of the wooden synagogues that survives in Lithuania, but it is in deteriorating condition.^[2] On May 3, 2009 the synagogue suffered severe damage in a possible arson fire,^[3][4] 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.^[5]

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Pakruojis is twinned with:

• Mariestad, Sweden
• Bauska, Latvia

References

1. "PREFACE 1". Shtetlinks.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
2. Gruber, Samuel D. (2008-09-29). "Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monuments: Lithuania: Pakruojis Wooden Synagogue Continues to Deteriorate. How Much Time is Left?". Samgrubersjewishartmonuments.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
3. "Jewkey the jewish Deal a Day". Jewkey.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
4. "Pakruojyje degė nebeveikianti medinė sinagoga - DELFI Žinios". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
5. http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/99/

External links

Media related to Pakruojis at Wikimedia Commons

• Pakruojis manor