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History of Telsiai


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' high schools, a crafts school and a teacher's seminary were founded. The Alka museum was built, and several cultural societies were operated. In 1935 Telšiai became the centre of country administration.

During the first Soviet occupation, as a result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Telšiai became infamous for the nearby Rainiai massacre, the mass murder of 76 Lithuanian political prisoners perpetrated by theJuteVilla