: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

|image_shield = Coat of arms of Moletai (Lithuania).svg

|image_flag = Flag of Molėtai.png

|coordinates = {{coord|55|14|N|25|25|E|region:LT_type:city(7200)|display=inline,title}}

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{LTU}}

|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_date = 1387 Feb. 17{{cite web |url=http://www.mch.mii.lt/mab/Kolekcija/Pergamentas.asp?txtSign=F6-1 |title=F6-1. Lenkijos karaliaus ir Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio Jogailos privilegija Vilniaus katedrai |last = Jogaila |date = 17 Feb 1387 |access-date= 11 Sep 2013 |publication-place=Vilnius, Lithuania|language=la}}

|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

|timezone_DST=EEST

|utc_offset_DST=+3

|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

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