Pumpėnai

Pumpėnai
Town

Seal
Pumpėnai
Coordinates: LT 55°56′00″N 24°20′30″E / 55.93333°N 24.34167°E / 55.93333; 24.34167
Country  Lithuania
County Panevėžys County
Population (2001)
  Total 952
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Pumpėnai is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 952 people.[1]

History

On 15 July 1941, Jews of the town were kept imprisoned in a ghetto.[2][3] On August 26, 1941, an execution squad murdered the Jews in a mass execution.[4][5]

References


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