Semeliškės
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Semeliškės is located in Lithuania
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| County | Vilnius County | |
| Municipality | Elektrėnai municipality | |
| Eldership | Semeliškės eldership | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 660 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Semeliškės is a town in Elektrėnai municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 660 people.[1] The town has a church of Catholics and Orthodox church of St. Nicolas.
Its alternate names include Sameliškės, Semelishkes, Semelishkis, Semeliškių, Sumelishki, Sumilishki, Siemieliszki, and Sumiliszk.[2]
History
File:Žydų genocido paminklas.JPG
Memorial at the execution site of the Jews of the town.
On October 6, 1941, 962 Jews of the town are murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of local policemen and Lithuanian nationalists.[3]
References
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- ↑ United States Board of Geographic Names - Semeliškės. Accessed January 23, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/127/
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Semeliškės during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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