Vadokliai

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Vadokliai
Town
Vadoklių bažnyčia.JPG
Coat of arms of Vadokliai
Coat of arms
Vadokliai is located in Lithuania
Vadokliai
Vadokliai
Coordinates: 55°29′40″N 24°28′10″E / 55.49444°N 24.46944°E / 55.49444; 24.46944
Country Lithuania
CountyPanevezys County flag.svg Panevėžys County
Population
 (2011)
 • Total519
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Vadokliai is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania.

Its variant names include Vadoklia, Vadoklių, Vadoklyay, Vadukle (Yiddish), and Wodakle (Polish).[1][2][3]

History[]

The earliest mention of Vadokliai can be found in the Livonian Chronicle. 18th century sources mention Vadokliai manor, which was owned by Belazaras family in 1726. In 1781, lord of the manor Anupras Belazaras helped to construct the church of Vadokliai, and in 1908, Saulė school was opened.

Before the First World War, Vadokliai had a watermill, book bindery, bakery shops and flax processing companies.

In 1919, during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence, fights against the Bolsheviks took place near Vadokliai. Fallen Lithuanian volunteers were interred in town's cemetery.

During the interwar period, Vadokliai was the centre of valsčius. It had a police station, a healthcare centre and a retirement home. In 1928, a memorial was built to people who died for Lithuania's independence.

After the Second World War, Lithuanian partisans were active around Vadokliai. There's a memorial stone erected for partisans, who were killed during the anti-Soviet resistance near Vadokliai.[4][5][6]

On October 29, 2006, another monument for Lithuanian partisans was unveiled.[7]

On August 12, 2008, the town's coat of arms was officially accepted by the President of Lithuania.[8]

Demographics[]

The 1970 census listed 401 residents,[4] 1983 census – 716,[5] and the 1987 census listed 593.[6] According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 519 residents.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ United States Board on Geographic Names. Lithuania - Vadokliai. Accessed 2016-03-09.
  2. ^ ""Vadokliai" - Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Lithuania". JewishGen. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ a b Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija. 3. 1971. p. 631.
  5. ^ a b Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija. 11. 1983. p. 615.
  6. ^ a b Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. 4. 1988. p. 404.
  7. ^ Vertelka, Bronius (November 8, 2006). "Įamžinti Vyčio apygardos partizanai". XXI Amžius (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Patvirtintas Vadoklių miestelio herbas" (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "2011 Population and Housing Census of the Republic of Lithuania". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.


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