Kuliai
Kuliai | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Kuliai | |
| Coordinates:55°48′0″N21°39′11″E/ 55.80000°N 21.65306°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Municipality | Plungė district municipality |
| Eldership | Kuliai eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 625 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Kuliai(Samogitian:Kulē,Polish:Kule) is a town inTelšiai County,Lithuania.According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 625 people.[1]
History[edit]
In June 1941, the local Lithuanian collaborators arrested the Jewish inhabitants of the town. 85 Jews were murdered in a mass execution.[2]
Famous people[edit]
- Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman,a renowned rabbi was born in the town in 1886
- Nosson Meir Wachtfogel,a renowned rabbi was born in the town in 1910
References[edit]
- ^"2011 census".Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania).RetrievedAugust 14,2017.
- ^"Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
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