Ylakiai ( Polish : Iłoki ) is a town in Skuodas County , in northwestern Lithuania . According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 950 people.
8-407: Ylakiai was first mentioned in 1568 in the inventory list of Grūstė parish made by Jokūbas Laskovskis. At that time Ylakiai village was in the dominion of Skuodas estate. In 1894 a church was built there, which stands to this day. In July 1941, 300 Jews were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Lithuanian nazis. A monument stone was erected in 1965 but a new monument was erected in 1988 at
16-480: A new parish church with an adjacent school. In 1625, the town passed as a trousseau to the Sapieha family . In 1645, the municipal rights were changed to Magdeburg rights by Władysław IV Vasa . Sapieha family owned the city until 1832. In 1776 Skuodas lost city rights and became just a border city with a customs. In 1821 present masonry Evangelical Lutheran Church was built. In 1847 the current Catholic Church
24-632: A new part of the city started to settle on the right wing of Bartuva river. In the centre of this part there were built a new rectangular square, town hall, commercial buildings. It was a private town , administratively located in the Duchy of Samogitia of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . In 1614, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz , one of the greatest military commanders in the history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, founded
32-509: The German invasion, and the establishment of persecutions by Lithuanian collaborators, 500 Jews of the town were massacred. After the war the ruined rectangular square was rebuilt. In 1992 the coat of arms of Skuodas was approved. Nowadays Skuodas has a gymnasium, a primary school, a secondary school and a high school. There is also a museum, post office, centre of the culture, central hospital of municipality, foster home and public library in
40-399: The border with Latvia . The Bartuva river flows through the town. Is currently the capital of Skuodas District Municipality. Skuodas was first mentioned in written sources in 1253. At that time it belonged to Ceklis land. In 1572 Chełmno municipal rights were granted to Skuodas thanks to Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz who owned the city. The same year after the city rights were granted,
48-562: The location of the massacre. In 2002 President of the Republic of Lithuania approved the new coat of arms of Ylakiai. An urban monument stands in the central part of the town. This Klaipėda County , Lithuania location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Skuodas Skuodas ( pronunciation ; Samogitian : Skouds ) is a city located in Klaipėda County , in northwestern Lithuania , on
56-537: The population and dominated commerce in the town. During the interwar period Skuodas had about 4410 inhabitants. It was known for its shoe factory Kontinent . Skuodas also had a new cinema with modern equipment. The city suffered severely during World War II . It was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940, then by Nazi Germany from 1941, and once again by the Soviet Union from 1944. In 1941, following
64-435: Was built using masonry of stone and bricks. It reflects features of Romanesque Revival architecture . This church was consecrated by bishop Motiejus Valančius in 1850. In 1614 parish school was established. Railway branch line Priekule - Klaipėda was built in 1915 and printing house was established in 1911. The town had a Jewish community in the 19th century, with four synagogues. By 1897, almost 2,300 Jews formed 60% of
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