Adutiškis
| Adutiškis | |
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| Town | |
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Church in Adutiškis | |
  Adutiškis Location of Adutiškis | |
| Coordinates: 55°09′20″N 26°35′10″E / 55.15556°N 26.58611°ECoordinates: 55°09′20″N 26°35′10″E / 55.15556°N 26.58611°E | |
| Country |
 Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Švenčionys district municipality |
| Eldership | Adutiškis eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 778 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Adutiškis (Polish: Hoduciszki) is a town in Švenčionys district municipality, in Vilnius County, in southeast Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 778 people.[1] The town is located near Kamaja river, and at the border with Belarus.
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.[2] This crime was perpatrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Adutiškis policemen.
References
- ↑ Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2003. p. 67. ISBN 9955-588-04-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-07.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/116/
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