Antalieptė

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Antalieptė
Town
Skyline of Antalieptė
Coat of arms of Antalieptė
Coat of arms
Location of Antalieptė, Lithuania
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Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
Town Utena County COA.png Utena County
Municipality Zarasai district municipality
First mentioned 1897
Population (2001)
 • Total 359
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.antaliepte.lt

Antalieptė is a small town in Zarasai district municipality, near road DusetaDaugailiai, on Šventoji riverhead, right coast.

Antalieptė has a main school, mail (LT-32013). In Šventoji valley there is Antalieptė Cross Discovery church, also there was Antalieptė barefoot carmelits monastery. Antalieptė has House of Culture, library (from 1941), water mill (built 1855 from broken and round rocks, red bricks and lime; mill was working until 1966).

History

According to the 1897 census, 85,5% of the population of the town was Jewish. The Jews immigrated before WWII or were murdered during the Holocaust in Nazi occupied Lithuania[1]

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