Juodupe
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Juodupė is a small town in Rokiškis district municipality
, Lithuania
. It is located near the confluence of Juodupė rivulet with Vyžuona not far from the border with Latvia
. According to the 2001 census, its population was 2,043. Juodupė received city rights in 1956, but lost them on December 16, 2002 and became a town.
Juodupė started growing around a wool spinning mill, established in an old windmill
in 1907. In 1931 the mill went bankrupt and was bought by "Nemunas" company, which resumed operations. During the World War II
, the town burned to ground, but was quickly rebuilt. The mill was reconstructed into a large factory, employing over 1,000 people. It almost went bankrupt when Lithuania declared independence in 1990
and severed factory's economic ties with Russia. Today the factory is operated by UAB Baltic Mills and employs over 200 people. Another major employer is a peat extraction company in the nearby Naujasodė village.
Rokiškis district municipality
Rokiškis district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania....
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It is located near the confluence of Juodupė rivulet with Vyžuona not far from the border with Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. According to the 2001 census, its population was 2,043. Juodupė received city rights in 1956, but lost them on December 16, 2002 and became a town.
Juodupė started growing around a wool spinning mill, established in an old windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
in 1907. In 1931 the mill went bankrupt and was bought by "Nemunas" company, which resumed operations. During the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the town burned to ground, but was quickly rebuilt. The mill was reconstructed into a large factory, employing over 1,000 people. It almost went bankrupt when Lithuania declared independence in 1990
Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 was an independence declaration by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted on March 11, 1990...
and severed factory's economic ties with Russia. Today the factory is operated by UAB Baltic Mills and employs over 200 people. Another major employer is a peat extraction company in the nearby Naujasodė village.