Ablinga

Ablinga is a village in Lithuania, located east of Klaipėda. First mentioned in the 14th century, it had 87 residents in 1923, 97 in 1950, 57 in 1970 and 20 in 1979. The 2011 census recorded village's population of 7 residents.

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Locality: Ablinga
Region: Klaipėdos apskritis
Country: Lietuva
Population: 0

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Village
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Ablingos memorialas (2).JPG
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Wooden sculptures in Ablinga
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Lithuania
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Ablinga
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Ethnographic region
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Lithuania Minor
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name2: 20px Klaipėda County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name3: Klaipėda District Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type4: Eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name4: Endriejavas eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 7
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: EET

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Official name: Ablinga
Population: 0
Image: Ablingos memorialas (2).JPG

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Commons category: Ablinga
native label: Ablinga
P8168: 7097 Yatsuka

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On June 23, 1941, the second day of the Nazi invasion of Soviet Union, Nazi punitive squadron executed 42 villagers from Ablinga and nearby (28 men and 14 women) and burned down their houses. The motives for this mass killing are not clear. In 1972, in memory of the massacre a sculpture park was established at the Žvaginiai hill fort. The ensemble consists of 30 wooden statues, carved by various Lithuanian folk artists (see dievdirbys) and measuring some in height. The memorial, as the first monumental display of folk sculptures, was an important development in revival and modernization of the traditional Lithuanian art of wood carving and inspired other similar sculpture parks.