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{{Short description|City in Šiauilai, Lithuania}}
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'''Užventis''' ({{pronunciation|Uzventis.ogg}}) is a city in [[Kelmė district municipality]]. It is 25 [[kilometre|km]] north-west of [[Kelmė]]. [[River Venta]] flows through it
'''Užventis''' ({{Pronunciation|Uzventis.ogg}}, [[Samogitian language|Samogitian]]: ''Ožvėntis'') is a city in the [[Kelmė district municipality]], [[Lithuania]]. It is located {{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Kelmė]]. [[River Venta]] flows through the city.

==Etymology==
Užventis is a [[Place name origins|place name]] derived from the river named Venta by adding the prefix ''" už- "'', as the town is located upstream of Venta.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vanagas |first1=Aleksandras |title=Lietuvos miestų vardai |date=2004 |publisher=Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas |location=Vilnius |isbn=5420013541 |page=237 |edition=2nd}}</ref> In the [[interwar period]] of the 20th century, the form ''Užventys'' was most commonly used.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lithuanianphilately.com/postal-history/uzventis.html |title=Užventis (also Užventys) 1919-1920 |date=2010-05-29 |publisher=The Lithuania Philatelic Society |access-date=2024-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605075123/http://lithuanianphilately.com/postal-history/uzventis.html |archive-date=2010-06-05}}</ref> In other languages, the town is known by: {{lang-pl|Użwenty}},<ref name=sgk/> {{lang-yi|אוזשווענט}} ''Uzhvent''.

==History==
It was a tract seat in the [[Duchy of Samogitia]] within the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]].<ref name=sgk>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII|year=1892|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=875}}</ref>

In 1923, 173 Jews lived in the village, comprising 22 percent of the total population.
The Lithuanian white armband squad formed in Užventis just after the German invasion, and they gathered Jewish residents of the village in the brewery in early July 1941. Jews were humiliated and forced to do various kinds of work for several weeks. At the end of July, the white armbanders dug a large pit in the Želviai forest. The next day, they rounded up the majority of the Jews from the ghetto (about 50-70 people), brought them to the execution place and shot them. Several groups of Jewish men who were fit to work were taken to [[Šiauliai]] and [[Žagarė]]. About 20 Jews who were left in Užventis were executed in the Želviai forest in December 1941.

Užventis is well known for its church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yahadmap.org/#village/u-ventis-scaron-iauliai-lithuania.790|title=Yahad - in Unum}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 12:51, 4 September 2024

Užventis
City
Coat of arms of Užventis
Coat of arms
Užventis is located in Lithuania
Užventis
Užventis
Location of Užventis
Coordinates: 55°47′N 22°39′E / 55.783°N 22.650°E / 55.783; 22.650
Land Litauen
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyŠiauliai County
MunicipalityKelmė district municipality
EldershipUžventis eldership
Capital ofUžventis rural eldership
First mentioned1527
Granted city rights1746
Population
 (2022)
 • Total598
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Užventis (pronunciationⓘ, Samogitian: Ožvėntis) is a city in the Kelmė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Kelmė. River Venta flows through the city.

Etymology

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Užventis is a place name derived from the river named Venta by adding the prefix " už- ", as the town is located upstream of Venta.[1] In the interwar period of the 20th century, the form Užventys was most commonly used.[2] In other languages, the town is known by: Polish: Użwenty,[3] Yiddish: אוזשווענט Uzhvent.

History

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It was a tract seat in the Duchy of Samogitia within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[3]

In 1923, 173 Jews lived in the village, comprising 22 percent of the total population. The Lithuanian white armband squad formed in Užventis just after the German invasion, and they gathered Jewish residents of the village in the brewery in early July 1941. Jews were humiliated and forced to do various kinds of work for several weeks. At the end of July, the white armbanders dug a large pit in the Želviai forest. The next day, they rounded up the majority of the Jews from the ghetto (about 50-70 people), brought them to the execution place and shot them. Several groups of Jewish men who were fit to work were taken to Šiauliai and Žagarė. About 20 Jews who were left in Užventis were executed in the Želviai forest in December 1941.

Užventis is well known for its church.[4]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Užventis.
  1. ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (2004). Lietuvos miestų vardai (2nd ed.). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. p. 237. ISBN 5420013541.
  2. ^ "Užventis (also Užventys) 1919-1920". The Lithuania Philatelic Society. 2010-05-29. Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. p. 875.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".


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