Girkalnis
Girkalnis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 877.[1]
Girkalnis | |
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Town | |
![]() Šėtupio street | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() ![]() Girkalnis Location in Lithuania | |
Coordinates: 55°18′40″N 23°12′10″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | ![]() |
Municipality | Raseiniai district municipality |
Eldership | Girkalnis eldership |
Capital of | Girkalnis eldership |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 877 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search/vcntfr=1000.vcntto=5000/page/4/item/147/
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