:Molėtai
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Molėtai
|nickname =
|settlement_type= City
|image_skyline = Molėtai, vaizdas nuo tvenkinio.JPG
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|pushpin_map_caption =Location of Molėtai
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|image_flag = Flag of Molėtai.png
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
|subdivision_name1 = Aukštaitija
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = 17px Utena County
|subdivision_type3 = Municipality
|subdivision_name3 = Molėtai district municipality
|subdivision_name4 =
|subdivision_type6 = Capital of
|subdivision_name6 = Molėtai district municipality
|established_title = First mentioned
|established_date2 = 1539
|established_title2= Granted city rights
|population_total = 5,716
|population_as_of = 2022
|timezone=EET
|utc_offset=+2
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|website= {{URL|https://moletai.lt/}}
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Molėtai ({{pronunciation|Moletai.ogg}}; {{langx|pl|Malaty}}; {{langx|de|Mulau}}) is a city in north eastern Lithuania surrounded by lakes. One of the oldest settlements in Lithuania, it is a popular resort for the inhabitants of Vilnius. According to the 2013 census, it had 6,302 inhabitants.
The town is located about {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Vilnius and {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Utena.
History
It was first mentioned as a private property of the bishop of Vilnius in year 1387.
On 29 August 1941, 700 to 1,200 Jews were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian "nationalists".[http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page//item/13/ Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania: Mass Murder of the Jews of Molėtai] Accessed 26 April 2017 The victims of the massacre were commemorated in a march to the site, and a memorial was unveiled there, on the 75th anniversary, in 2016.[http://www.lzb.lt/en/2016/08/28/the-road-to-death-75th-anniversary-of-the-murder-of-the-jews-of-moletai/ The Road to Death (75th Anniversary of the Murder of the Jews of Molėtai) at lzb.lt] Accessed 26 April 2017
Economy
Molėtai hosts a factory of Teltonika, a Lithuanian semiconductor company, which employed 270 people in 2024.{{cite web|title=How Teltonika is transforming small Lithuanian town into hi-tech centre|url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2343213/how-teltonika-is-transforming-small-lithuanian-town-into-hi-tech-centre|date=21 August 2024|access-date=21 August 2024|website=LRT}}
Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, which belongs to Vilnius University, is located near the town.{{cite web|title=Molėtų astronomijos observatoriją papildys naujas žvaigždžių stebėjimo prietaisas|url=https://www.15min.lt/verslas/naujiena/mokslas-it/moletu-astronomijos-observatorija-papildys-naujas-zvaigzdziu-stebejimo-prietaisas-1290-507308|date=3 March 2015|access-date=21 August 2024|website=15min|language=lt}} Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology operates next to the observatory.
Gallery
File:Molėtai, ženklas.JPG|Molėtai sign
File:Moletai001.JPG|Molėtai Church of St. Peter and St. Paul exterior
File:Molėtų bažnyčia, viduje.JPG|Molėtai Church of St. Peter and St. Paul interior
File:Molėtai, parapijos namai.JPG|Molėtai Church House
File:Jonas nepomukas moletai.jpg|John of Nepomuk sculpture
File:Molėtai, arena.JPG|Molėtai Arena
File:Molėtai, Jaunimo aikštė.JPG|Molėtai Youth Square
File:Molėtai, paštas.JPG|Molėtai post office
File:Molėtai. Globos namai.JPG|Molėtai Child Care Home
File:Molėtai, savivaldybė.JPG|Municipality of Molėtai
File:Molėtai, menų mokykla.JPG|Art School of Molėtai
File:Molėtai, gimnazija.JPG|Molėtai Gymnasium
File:Molėtai, pagr. mokykla.JPG|Molėtai Primary School
References
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External links
{{commons category|Molėtai}}
- [http://www.infomoletai.lt/en Molėtai tourist information centre] ([http://www.infomoletai.lt/en/tourism/places-interest/museums Places of interest])
- [http://en.vietoves.lt/?id=PY36NB0LBU Virtual Tour of Molėtai]
- {{in lang|lt}} [http://www.moletai.lt/ Town's homepage]
- [http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=218 The murder of the Jews of Molėtai] during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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Category:Cities in Utena County
Category:Municipalities administrative centres of Lithuania
Category:Holocaust locations in Lithuania
Category:Molėtai District Municipality
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