Upyna
{{Expand Lithuanian|Upyna (Šilalė)|topic=geo|date=December 2010}}
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| official_name = Upyna
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Upyna.JPG
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| image_shield = Upynosherbas.PNG
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| pushpin_map = Lithuania Šilalė District Municipality
| pushpin_image = Upynos seniunija (Silales rajono zemelapis).png
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Šilalė district municipality{{hidden begin|title=Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania}}File:Silale district location.png{{hidden end}}
| coordinates = {{coord|55|27|00|N|22|26|20|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Lithuania}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Tauragė
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Šilalė
| subdivision_type3 = Eldership
| subdivision_name3 = Upynos
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| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_total = 375
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| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
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Upyna ({{langx|pl|Upina}}, Samogitian: Opīna) is a small town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, in western Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 375 people.{{cite web|url=http://statistics.bookdesign.lt/table_125_06.htm?lang=en|title=2011 census|publisher=Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania)|access-date=August 17, 2017}}
History
In 1941, 100 Jews were massacred in a mass execution by an Einsatzgruppen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/220/|title = Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania}} There is a small memorial at the execution site.
Gallery
File:UpynosMokykla.jpg|School
File:Upynosbaznycia.JPG|Church
References
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Category:Towns in Tauragė County
Category:Holocaust locations in Lithuania
Category:Šilalė District Municipality
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