There are no places in Latvia by the names of "Oknis" or "Ugionis."
Pasvytinis (and this, I know, isn' t the correct spelling , is in Lithuania.

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Wendy Roth wrote:

Can anyone tell me if they have heard of and if so where exactly is situated
the Shtetl OKNIS - UGIONIS ( PAZVINTYS ), supposed to be in Latvia.

There was an Oknist, which today is Aknistes in the Illukstes region. I would
join the moderator in thinking that Pazvintys was in Lita.

Martha LEVINSON Lev-Zion

Can anyone tell me if they have heard of and if so where exactly is situated
the Shtetl OKNIS - UGIONIS ( PAZVINTYS ), supposed to be in Latvia.

thanking you

Wendy Roth
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Moderator Note: There is a Pasvitinys in Lithuania
that was Pasviatin or Poshvitin) 45 km NE
of Kauanas(Kovno)
I do not know of an Oknis in Latvia.There is an
Oknitsa (Ocnita)in Moldova 182 km NW of Kishinev.