Semeliškės
| Semeliškės | ||
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  Semeliškės Location of Semeliškės in Lithuania | ||
| Coordinates: 54°40′08″N 24°39′22″E / 54.66889°N 24.65611°ECoordinates: 54°40′08″N 24°39′22″E / 54.66889°N 24.65611°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania | |
| 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
Memorial at the execution site of the Jews of the town.
On October 6, 1941, 962 Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of local policemen and Lithuanian nationalists.[3]
References
- ↑ Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
- ↑ 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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