Semeliškės
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Town in Vilnius County, Lithuania
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| Coordinates: 54°40′08′′N 24°39′22′′E / 54.66889°N 24.65611°E / 54.66889; 24.65611 | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Elektrėnai municipality |
| Eldership | Semeliškės eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 516 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Semeliškės is a town in Elektrėnai municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 580 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
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On October 6, 1941, 962 Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of local policemen and Lithuanian collaborators.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ United States Board of Geographic Names - Semeliškės. Accessed January 23, 2014.
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
External links
[edit ]- The murder of the Jews of Semeliškės during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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