Adutiškis
| Adutiškis | ||
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| Town | ||
 Church in Adutiškis | ||
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  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 |
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County |
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| Municipality | Švenčionys district municipality | |
| Eldership | Adutiškis eldership | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 689 | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Adutiškis [aˈdʊtʲɪʃkɪs] (Polish: Hoduciszki[1]) 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.
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
- ↑ "Republic of Poland". GUS. 1938.: 46.
- ↑ "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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