Pušalotas, Lithuania

Pushelat [Yid], Pushelaty [Rus],Puszołaty [Pol], Puscheloten [Ger], Pishelot, Pushlat, Puselat, Pusholaty

The Population of Pushelat

Pusalotas, a city in the central part of Lithuania, north of Ponevezh, is noted in the beginning of the 17th century; from 1644 there was a weekly market.

Year Total Population Jewish Population Percent
1847 ... 432 ...
1897 1,333 920 69
1923 820 210 26
1939 800 120 15
Total 2,953 2,200 75

1795-1915 > In the period of the Russian government the town was in the beginning in the Vilna district

1843 >it became part of the Kovno district.

19th century >it developed into a larger village.

Jewish Settlement until World War II

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