Kuliai Explained

Official Name:Kuliai
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Telšiai County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Plungė district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Kuliai eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:625
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.8°N 21.6531°W

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania.