Pilviškių miestelis

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:40 Original pre-WW1 train station. 1:20 going south over the Antanavas rd. 3:50 Post WW2 bridge over Sesupe. Catholic church at right. In the middle distance across the river is a line of trees coming in from the left. This is the remnants of the old road to Vilkaviskis. 4:25 Open area is the old marketplace. Structure with green stripes was built on foundations of synagogue. Old bridge to Vilkaviskis crossed the river at right (see small island) and entered marketplace at small kiosks. 4:50 Jewish cemetery was in open area behind water tower. 5:10 - 5:50 Route taken by village Jews to their murder 1941. 5:50 Murder site is in woods several hundred yards behind silos. 6:30 Modern school. 7:40 Old road bed is beyond the river and slightly to the right above it. 7:55 Old bridge road crossed river at the small island on right and entered the marketplace. Only walls of church survived the German bombing in 1944.

[@christophermarks6260]

Thank you for this video. It is very clear and well edited. This is my ancestral "hometown." Visited in 2018. You have done a great job showing the sites of the village. I searched the internet and found many pictures of the old market square before WW2. See them here: www.flickr.com/photos/30987550@N06/albums/72157687915236060