Adutiškis
Adutiškis [aˈdʊtʲɪʃkɪs] (Polish: Hoduciszki,[1] Belarusian: Гадуцішкі) is a town in Švenčionys district municipality, in Vilnius County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 689 people.[2] The town is located near Kamaja river, and at the border with Belarus.
Adutiškis | |
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Town | |
 Church in Adutiškis | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Adutiškis Location of Adutiškis | |
| Coordinates: 55°09′20″N 26°35′10″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Švenčionys district municipality |
| Eldership | Adutiškis eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 689 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
In autumn of 1941, the Jews from the town were taken to the Švenčionėliai military training ground and executed along with other Jews of the Švenčionys district.[3] This crime was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Adutiškis policemen.
References
- "List of localities in the Republic of Poland. Wilno Voivodeship". GUS. 1938.: 46. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/116/
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