Girkalnis
| Girkalnis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Town | ||
|
Šėtupio street | ||
| ||
  Girkalnis Location in Lithuania | ||
| Coordinates: 55°18′40″N 23°12′10″E / 55.31111°N 23.20278°ECoordinates: 55°18′40″N 23°12′10″E / 55.31111°N 23.20278°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania | |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County |
 Kaunas County | |
| Municipality | Raseiniai district municipality | |
| Eldership | Girkalnis eldership | |
| Capital of | Girkalnis eldership | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 997 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Girkalnis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 997.[1]
History
From July to September 1941, about 1,000 Jews from Raseiniai, Betygala and Girkalnis were massacred in the city. Those mass executions were done by Germans and local policemen[2] in the context of Shoah by bullets.
References
- ↑ Kauno apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 99. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search/vcntfr=1000.vcntto=5000/page/4/item/147/
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