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Riebiņi
Riebiņi ( lv, Riebiņi, ltg, Ribiniški, pl, Rybiniszki, yi, Ribinishok) is a village in Riebiņi Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. History The village was a shtetl, and most of the inhabitants were Jewish. According to the census of 1897, there were 533 Jews living in the village (91% of the total population). In the beginning of the 20th century, many of the Jews left for Israel or the United States, and in 1935, Jews constituted 68% of the total population. At the end of August 1941, Latvian civil defense police (reportedly - former members of the ''Aizsargi Aizsargi (literally: "Defenders", "Guards") was a volunteer paramilitary organization or militia ( lv, Aizsargu organizācija, "Guards Organization", AO) in Latvia during the interbellum period (1918–1939). The Aizsargi was created on March 30, ...'') arrested Jews and locked them into the synagogues. Then they were moved to Ribiniški Forest (4 km. northwest of the shtetl) and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riebiņi Parish
Riebiņi Parish ( lv, Riebiņu pagasts, ltg, Ribinišku pogosts) is an administrative unit of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 1443. The administrative center is Riebiņi Riebiņi ( lv, Riebiņi, ltg, Ribiniški, pl, Rybiniszki, yi, Ribinishok) is a village in Riebiņi Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. History The village was a shtetl, and most of the inhabitants were Jewish. Accor ... village. Towns, villages and settlements of Riebiņi Parish * Kokorīši * Ondzuļi * Opūgi * Pieniņi * Riebiņi * Sprindži References External links * Parishes of Latvia Preiļi Municipality Latgale {{Latgale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |