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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.

Semeliškės
Town
Coat of arms
Semeliškės
Location of Semeliškės in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°40′08″N 24°39′22″E
Country Lithuania
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityElektrėnai municipality
EldershipSemeliškės eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total580
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.
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 collaborators.[3]


References


  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. United States Board of Geographic Names - Semeliškės. Accessed January 23, 2014.
  3. "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".



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