- Telšiai
Infobox Settlement
name = Telšiai
nickname =
settlement_type = City
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Telšiai
image_shield = Telsiai COA.gif
latd=55|latm=59|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=22|longm=15|longs=0|longEW=E
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coordinates_type = region:LT_type:city(31500)
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1 =Samogitia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Telšiai County
subdivision_type3 = Municipality
subdivision_name3 =Telšiai district municipality
subdivision_type4 = Eldership
subdivision_name4 = Telšiai town eldership
subdivision_type6 = Capital of
subdivision_name6 =Samogitia (unofficial)
Telšiai County
Telšiai district municipality
Telšiai town eldership
Telšiai rural eldership
established_date = 1450
established_title = First mentioned
established_date2 = 1791
established_title2= Granted city rights
population_total = 31,460
population_as_of = 2001
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3Telšiai (pronunciation|Telsiai.ogg, Samogitian: "Telšē") is a
city inLithuania with about 35,000 inhabitants. It is thecapital ofTelšiai County , and it is located onLake Mastis .Names
Name of Telšiai has also been known to be written in different forms in different languages throughout its history, mostly derivatives of
Samogitian dialect "Telšē". Some foreign names for the city include _de. Telsche, Telschi; _pl. Telsze; _ru. Тельшяй, Тельши, Тяльшяй.History
Lake Mastis is mentioned in various legends and myths. The city was named after a small rivulet, Telšė which flows into the Lake Mastis. A legend has it that a Knight named Džiugas founded the city. Telšiai was first mentioned in written sources around 1450. During the
November Uprising in 1831 Telšiai became a sanctuary for Polish–Lithuanian partisans fighting the Russians.During the years of Lithuanian independence, 1918 to 1940, Telšiai grew rapidly. Several girls' and boys' high schools, a crafts school and a teacher's seminary were founded. The Alka museum was built, and several cultural societies were operated. [ [http://www.travel.lt/turizmas/selectPage.do?docLocator=6BAFAD8F3F1111DA8A2B746164617373&inlanguage=en Travel.lt] ]
During the first Soviet occupation, as a result of the
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact , Telšiai became infamous for the nearbyRainiai massacre , the mass murder of 79 Lithuanian political prisoners perpetrated by theRed Army during the night of June 24–25 1941.Present day architectural monuments include
Telšiai Cathedral .Jews in Telšiai
The Jewish community was proud of its renowned
yeshiva , or rabbinical college. In 1941, theTelshe yeshiva was resettled inCleveland, Ohio by a group of faculty members who escapedthe Holocaust . The original yeshiva building still stands in Telšiai.Under the subsequent
Nazi German occupation inWorld War II , largeJew ish population of Telšiai was almost completely annihilated.Geography
Nearby Šatrija hill (227 m), is a nature preserve. [ [http://neris.mii.lt/towns/telsiai/telsiai.html] ]
Twin city
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Krnov ,Czech Republic Famous people
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Stanislovas Narutavičius (1862–1932), politician, signatory of theAct of Independence of Lithuania
*Gabriel Narutowicz (1865–1922), firstPresident of Poland
*Wilfrid Michael Voynich (1865–1930), revolutionary, eponym of theVoynich manuscript
*Vladas Petronaitis (1888–1941), soldier and lawyer imprisoned in Telšiai prior to execution by theNKVD inRainiai massacre
*Rolandas Paksas (b. 1956), former President of Lithuania
*Jurga Šeduikytė (b. 1980), Lithuanian singer
*Alfredas Bumblauskas (b. 1956), Lithuanian historianReferences
External links
*lt icon [http://www.telsiai.lt/index.php?-2003473375 Official site]
*en icon [http://telsiai.info Telsiai.info – welcome to Telšiai!]
*en icon [http://mastis.telsiai.info FK MASTIS]
*en icon [http://osk.telsiai.info OK Telsiai]References
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