Aknīste
| Aknīste | ||
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| Town | ||
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Gates of the Sēļi Park | ||
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  Aknīste Location in Latvia | ||
| Coordinates: 56°9′N 25°44′E / 56.150°N 25.733°ECoordinates: 56°9′N 25°44′E / 56.150°N 25.733°E | ||
| Country |
 Latvia | |
| Municipality | Aknīste municipality | |
| Town rights | 1991 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 133 km2 (51 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 1,951 | |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | LV-5208 | |
| Calling code | +371 652 | |
Aknīste (
pronunciation ; Lithuanian: Aknysta; formerly German: Oknist) is a town in Aknīste municipality, Selonia, in the southern portion of Latvia, near the Lithuanian border. The town is located near the river Dienvidsusēja.
The name, Aknīste, was first mentioned in 1298. From the 17th century the settlement was a part of Lithuania and after the partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, of the Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire, but in the early 1920s Lithuania exchanged Aknīste for Palanga.
The settlement was the site of a mass killing of Jewish residents on July 18, 1941, during the Nazi occupation of the Baltic states.[1]
In 1991, Aknīste was granted the town status.
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Aknīste catholic church. Built in the 1930s
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Aknīste town center
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Aknīste secondary school (Built in the 1930s)
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Aknīste local history museum
See also
- List of cities in Latvia
- The Holocaust in Latvia
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aknīste. |
- ↑ Akniste Killings and Graves at Rumbula.org
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