- Kupiškis
Infobox Settlement
name = Kupiškis
settlement_type = City
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image_shield = Kupiskis COA.gif
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coordinates_type = region:LT_type:city(8200)
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1 =Aukštaitija
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Panevėžys County
subdivision_type3 = Municipality
subdivision_name3 =Kupiškis district municipality
subdivision_type4 = Eldership
subdivision_name4 = Kupiškis eldership
subdivision_type6 = Capital of
subdivision_name6 =Panevėžys district municipality
Kupiškis eldership
established_date = 1529
established_title = First mentioned
established_date2 = 1791
established_title2= Granted city rights
population_total = 8,243
population_as_of = 2005
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3Kupiškis (pronunciation|Kupiskis.ogg) is a city in north-western
Lithuania . it is the capital of theKupiškis district municipality . Kupiškis is situated on the Lėvuo and Kupa Rivers. The name of the city orinates from Kupa River.History
The exact date of establishment of Kupiškis is unknown. According to archaeological evidence people have been living in this area at least from 3000–2000 BC. There is archaeological evidence of 13th century wooden castle in a local Aukštupėnai
hill fort . In written sources Kupiškis was first mentioned in 1529.Population
According to the Department of Statistics of Lithuania, population of Kupiškis as of January 1, 2005 was 8,243. Ethnic composition of Kupiškis district municipality, according to 2001 census:
*23,965 (97.3 %) Lithuanians
*430 (1.7%) Russians
*64 (0.3%) Poles
*49 (0.2%) Ukrainians
*38 (0.2%) Belarusians
*82 (0.33%) Other nationalitiesJews in Kupiškis
Kupiškis, known in Yiddish as "Kupishok", was home to 1,444 Jews before World War II. The Great Synagogue in Kupiškis was built of stone. The red brick portion was a Misnagdim Synagogue. The Great Synagogue was used as the Culture House during the Soviet period. The Misnagdim portion is now used as a boiler room for heating the main building which now contains the Public Library and Wall of Memory Holocaust Memorial erected on July 13, 2004.
Twin cities
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Kežmarok , SlovakiaFamous people
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Laurynas Gucevičius , famous Lithuanian architect, was born in the villageMigonys near Kupiškis.External links
* [http://www.kupiskis.lt Kupiškis district municipality official site ]
* [http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kupiskis/kupishok.htm Kupiskis JewishGen ShtetLinks site]
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