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Kuliai

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Kuliai
Town
Coat of arms of Kuliai
Kuliai is located in Lithuania
Kuliai
Kuliai
Coordinates: 55°48′0″N 21°39′11″E / 55.80000°N 21.65306°E / 55.80000; 21.65306
Country Lithuania
CountyTelšiai County
MunicipalityPlungė district municipality
EldershipKuliai eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total625
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kuliai (Samogitian: Kulē, Polish: Kule) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 625 people.[1]

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".