Varėna




For the city in Iran, see Varamin. For the comune in Italy, see Varena, Trentino.

City in Dzūkija, Lithuania

















































Varėna
City

City clock
City clock


Coat of arms of Varėna
Coat of arms


Varėna is located in Lithuania

Varėna

Varėna



Location of Varėna

Coordinates: 54°12′40″N 24°34′20″E / 54.21111°N 24.57222°E / 54.21111; 24.57222Coordinates: 54°12′40″N 24°34′20″E / 54.21111°N 24.57222°E / 54.21111; 24.57222
Country
 Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County
Alytus County flag.svg Alytus County
Municipality Varėna district municipality
Capital of
Varėna district municipality
Varėna eldership
First mentioned 1377
Granted city rights
 1946
Population (2011)
 • Total 9,240
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)

Varėna (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) (Polish: Orany, Yiddish: אוראַן‎ Oran) is a city in Dzūkija, Lithuania.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Gallery


  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 International relations


    • 4.1 Twin towns — Sister cities




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


The town was founded in 1862 near the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Sena Varėna (Old Varėna). At that time it was a small settlement, but following steady development it eventually became the center of the district. In the interbellum period, following World War I, the town was annexed by Poland, and renamed Orany. It was located near the then Polish-Lithuanian border, in the Wilno-Troki County (Powiat wileńsko-trocki) of the Wilno Voivodeship. In 1939, following the German-Soviet Invasion of Poland, Varėna was returned to Lithuania.


On September 9, 1942 all the Jews of the town of Varėna were collected in the local synagogue. On that day, even though the Germans had tried to prevent him from doing so, the priest Jonas Gylys entered the synagogue and encouraged the Jews to be brave in their last hours rather than convert to Christianity.


On the following day (or, according to another source, on the 9th itself) all of the Jews were taken from the synagogue to Eserekiai - a grove of trees near the village of Druckūnai, 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) from the town, on the side of the road leading to the village. Two large pits had been dug there 25 metres (82 feet) apart, one for the men and one for the women. Lithuanian nationalists forced the victims in groups toward the pits and shot them there. Then the murderers looted the possessions of their victims.[1]


According to the report of Karl Jaeger, commander of Einsatzkommando 3A, 831 Jews from Varėna (and the surrounding areas) – 541 men, 149 women, and 141 children – were killed on that day.[2]


In 1946 around 2000 Poles were repatriated to Poland.[3]


Following industrialization in the 1970s, the town grew rapidly. Currently there are 9,240 residents in Varėna. The Varėna district is the largest and most forested region in Lithuania.



Gallery






  • Municipality building







  • Pedestrian February 16 st.







  • Library





  • Varėna3.JPG






Notable people


  • Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was born in Sena Varėna in 1875.


International relations


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania


Twin towns — Sister cities


Varėna is twinned with:



  • Poland Mikołajki, Poland


References









  1. ^ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/40/


  2. ^ http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/murderSite.asp?site_id=846


  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-10-17. Retrieved 2007-03-09.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links



  • The murder of the Jews of Varėna during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.








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