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 | |
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Town | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Semeliškės Location of Semeliškės in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2021) | |
| • Total | 516 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.