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Salakas because of its status as a trading town. The percentage of Jewish inhabitants ranged from thirty percent to above fifty percent. At the end of August 1941, about 150 Jews from the town – men, women and children – were murdered
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with a population of 519 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. It is famous for the
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748:Kazitiškis
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615:Mielagėnai
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565:Antalieptė
368:2016-04-06
340:August 13,
320:References
308:After the
239:church of
176:Population
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104:55°34′40″N
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680:Viešintos
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293:in 1832.
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190:Time zone
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247:History
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133:Country
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