Kalvarija, Marijampolė County, Lithuania
🇱🇹 Kalvarija is a city in south-western Lithuania, located in the Marijampolė County, close to the border with Poland.
History In 1705 the first wooden church was built. In 1713, local Jews received permission from King August II to build a synagogue and Jewish craftsmen were first permitted to practice their crafts without having to be members of the craft guilds. In 1791 Stanisław August Poniatowski recognised that Kalvarija had the right to call itself a town and confirmed the municipality's coat of arms. 1840 saw the construction of a new Catholic church, which still stands today. Kalvarija developed rapidly when the new St. Petersburg–Warsaw road was constructed toward the end of the 19th century. By the outbreak of World War I, Kalvarija had over 10,000 inhabitants; the destruction of two-thirds of the town during the war caused the population decline.
During World War II, Kalvarija was under German occupation from 22 June 1941 until 1 August 1944. It was administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Litauen of Reichskommissariat Ostland. In 1941, a mass execution of 38 Jews of the city was perpetrated by Gestapo soldiers and Lithuanian policemen.
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Kalvarija has a population of over 3,971 people. Kalvarija also forms part of the wider Marijampolė County which has a population of over 136,671 people. Kalvarija is situated near Marijampolė.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kalvarija has links with:
🇮🇹 Alpago, Italy 🇵🇱 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland🏴 Northallerton 54.338
🇮🇪 Downpatrick 54.325
🇱🇹 Marijampolė 23.35
🇵🇱 Bielsk Podlaski 23.189
🇵🇱 Krasnystaw 23.167
🇵🇱 Biała Podlaska 23.126
🇧🇬 Blagoevgrad 23.095
Locations Near: Kalvarija 23.2167,54.4167
🇱🇹 Marijampolė 23.35,54.533 d: 15.6
🇵🇱 Suwałki 22.933,54.101 d: 39.7
🇱🇹 Alytus 24.047,54.395 d: 53.8
🇱🇹 Kaunas 23.919,54.903 d: 70.5
🇧🇾 Grodno 23.833,53.667 d: 92.6
🇵🇱 Grajewo 22.45,53.65 d: 98.9
🇱🇹 Tauragė 22.289,55.25 d: 110.1
🇵🇱 Białystok 23.156,53.128 d: 143.4
🇱🇹 Radviliškis 23.55,55.8 d: 155.3
Antipodal to: Kalvarija -156.783,-54.417
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15867.8
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16002.7
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15390.8
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15317.5
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11769.3
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11660.2
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11643.8
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11641.2