Kapčiamiestis

• Name — Kapčiamiestis • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Ethnographic region • Subdivision Name1 — Dzūkija • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Alytus County • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Lazdijai district municipality • Subdivision Type4 — Eldership • Subdivision Name4 — Kapčiamiestis eldership • Subdivision Type6 — Capital of • Subdivision Name6 — Kapčiamiestis eldership • Established Date — 16th century • Established Title — First mentioned • Population Total — 478 • Population As Of — 2021 • Time Zone — EET • Utc Offset — +2 • Time Zone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +3 • Illustration — Emilia Plater Monument • Illustration — Plater tombstone

Kapčiamiestis traces its history dating back in the early 16th century, then a manor was built. In 1777, a parish-school was opened here. In the town's cemetery, Polish-Lithuanian national hero, Emilia Plater, was buried in 1831. The town had an important Jewish community. The Germans entered the town on 22 June 1941. On 15 September 1941, all of the Jews were taken under high security to Lazdijai. There they were put into a ghetto established in Katkishes, one kilometer outside of Lazdijai, where Jews from neighboring villages were interned. On 3 November 1941 the Jews of Kapčiamiestis were murdered with the rest of the ghetto inhabitants. Kapčiamiestis was devastated by World War II, after which most of the historical buildings were destroyed.