The settlement was the site of a mass killing of Jewish residents, during the Nazioccupation of the Baltic States.[3] After German occupation forces arrived in Aknīste around the 25th of June, they created defence groups (Schutzmänner) mainly composed of Latvians. The Aknīste group was commanded by the Latvian War of Independence veteran J. Valdmanis, who had fought against bolshevik forces as a partisan during the war. On the 17th (or the 4th depending on the source) of July 1941, local Jews were rounded up into the hotel "Austrija", with O. Baltmanis, the commander of the Ilūkste region SS einsatzgruppe, an unknown SS oberleutnant, and two SS soldiers present, under the premises that the Jews were to be transported to the Daugavpils ghetto. On the 18th of July, under the orders of O. Baltmanis, and disobeying of said order by J. Valdmanis, the Jews were executed in the yard of the hotel by Baltmanis' Schutzmänner gathered from other parts of Ilūkste.[4]
^"Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^"Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
aknīste, aknysta, redirects, here, other, uses, aknysta, disambiguation, pronunciation, lithuanian, aknysta, polish, oknista, town, jēkabpils, municipality, selonia, region, latvia, situated, near, lithuanian, border, town, located, near, river, dienvidsusēja,. Aknysta redirects here For other uses see Aknysta disambiguation Akniste pronunciation Lithuanian Aknysta Polish Oknista is a town in Jekabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia situated near the Lithuanian border The town is located near the river Dienvidsuseja Prior to the 2009 administrative reforms it was part of Jekabpils District AknisteTownGates of the Seli ParkFlagCoat of armsAknisteLocation in LatviaCoordinates 56 9 N 25 44 E 56 150 N 25 733 E 56 150 25 733Country LatviaMunicipalityJekabpils MunicipalityTown rights1991Area 1 Total3 43 km2 1 32 sq mi Land3 39 km2 1 31 sq mi Water0 04 km2 0 02 sq mi Population 2023 2 Total940 Density270 km2 710 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal codeLV 5208Calling code 371 652Websitewww wbr akniste wbr lv Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe town name Akniste was first mentioned in 1298 From the 17th century the settlement was a panhandle of Lithuania and after the partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth it became a part of the Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire During 1918 it was part of Lithuania but in 1921 Lithuania exchanged Akniste for Palanga The settlement was the site of a mass killing of Jewish residents during the Nazi occupation of the Baltic States 3 After German occupation forces arrived in Akniste around the 25th of June they created defence groups Schutzmanner mainly composed of Latvians The Akniste group was commanded by the Latvian War of Independence veteran J Valdmanis who had fought against bolshevik forces as a partisan during the war On the 17th or the 4th depending on the source of July 1941 local Jews were rounded up into the hotel Austrija with O Baltmanis the commander of the Ilukste region SS einsatzgruppe an unknown SS oberleutnant and two SS soldiers present under the premises that the Jews were to be transported to the Daugavpils ghetto On the 18th of July under the orders of O Baltmanis and disobeying of said order by J Valdmanis the Jews were executed in the yard of the hotel by Baltmanis Schutzmanner gathered from other parts of Ilukste 4 In 1991 Akniste was granted its town status Gallery edit nbsp Akniste catholic church Built in the 1930s nbsp Akniste town center nbsp Akniste secondary school Built in the 1930s nbsp Akniste local history museumSee also editList of cities in Latvia The Holocaust in LatviaReferences edit Regionu novadu pilsetu un pagastu kopeja un sauszemes platiba gada sakuma Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia Retrieved 18 January 2023 Iedzivotaju skaits pec tautibas regionos pilsetas novados pagastos apkaimes un blivi apdzivotas teritorijas gada sakuma pec administrativi teritorialas reformas 2021 gada 2021 2022 Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia Retrieved 2 October 2023 Akniste Killings and Graves at Rumbula org Destruction of the jews in Akniste at academia eduExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akniste nbsp This Latvian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akniste amp oldid 1218056996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
