Utena, Lithuania

Utena [Lith], Utiyan [Yid], Utsiany [Rus], Uciana [Pol], Utenen [Ger], Uedainiai, Utian, Utien, Utsjany, Utsyany, Utyan

Russian: Уцяны. Yiddish: אוטיאַן

In NE Lithuania, 57 miles N of Vilnius (Vilna), 38 miles ENE of Ukmergė (Vilkomir).

Jewish Population in 1900: 2,405

1900: 

Utsiany, Vilkomir uyezd, Kovno gubernia, Russian Empire

1930: 

Utena, Utena apskritis, Lithuania

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Location: Latitude 55 deg 30', Longitude 25 deg 36'

1. •94 kilometers (58 miles) North of Vilnius (Vilna)
   

Background Information

Click for Article on Utyan by Joseph Rosin (Haifa, Israel) and Prof. Dov Levin

English Edited by Sarah and Mordechai Kopfstein (Haifa, Israel)

Searchable Databases

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