Upyna

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Upyna
Town
Coat of arms
Upyna Location in Šilalė district municipality Location of Šilalė district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°27′00″N 22°26′20″E / 55.45000°N 22.43889°E / 55.45000; 22.43889Coordinates: 55°27′00″N 22°26′20″E / 55.45000°N 22.43889°E / 55.45000; 22.43889
Country	Lithuania
County	Tauragė
Municipality	Šilalė
Eldership	Upynos
Population  (2011)
• Total	375
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Upyna (Polish: 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.^[1]

History[]

In 1941, 100 Jews were massacred in a mass execution by an Einsatzgruppen.^[2] There is a small memorial at the execution site.

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