Virbalis, Lithuania
Jewish Community of Virbaln
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The original ShtetlLinks site compiled by Joseph Rosin
It was originally created in 1999
Updated by JA June 15, 2009
Copyright © 1999-2009 Joseph Rosin
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Coordinates: 54°38' N, 22°49' E
Virbalis, Lithuania
Virbalis [Lith], Virbaln [Yid], Wierzbołowo [Pol], Wirballen [Ger], Verzhbolovo [Rus], Wierzbolow, Verzhbelov, Verzhbolov, Verbal, Verzhbelova, Virbalin, Virbolin, Vėrbalis
Russian: Вержболово
9 miles W of Vilkaviškis (Wyłkowyszki), 22 miles WNW of Marijampolė, near the modern border with Russian Kaliningrad oblast.
Jewish Population: 1,219 (in 1897), 1,223 (in 1923)
1900:
Wierzbołowo, Wyłkowyszki uyezd, Suwałki gubernia, Russian Empire
1930:
Virbalis, Vilkaviškis apskritis, Lithuania
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