Baltoji Vokė (Vilnius)

Baltoji Vokė (pronunciation , Polish: Biała Waka) is a village in Vilnius District Municipality in Lithuania.[1] According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 369 people.[2]

For other places with the same name, see Baltoji Vokė.
Baltoji Vokė
Baltoji Vokė
Coordinates: 54°36′00″N 25°11′40″E[1]
Country Lithuania
CountyVilnius County
MunicipalityVilnius District Municipality
Population
 (2011)
 • Total369
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

During the German occupation, a forced labor camp for Jews was located here,[3][4] approximately 11 kilometers from Vilnius.[5]

References
  1. "Litwa. Wykaz jednostek administracyjnych (Lithuania. List of administrative units)". ksng.gugik.gov.pl. KSNG. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. "Vilna During the Holocaust. Final Days of the Ghetto". www.yadvashem.org. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. Beinfeld, Solon (2014). "Health Care in the Vilna Ghetto". In Grodin, Michael A (ed.). Jewish Medical Resistance in the Holocaust. Berghahn Books. pp. 117–118.
  5. Bubnys, Arunas (2010). "Eksterminacja żydów wileńskich i dzieje getta wileńskiego (1941–1944) (Extermination of the Vilnius Jews and the History of the Vilnius Ghetto (1941–1944))". Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość (in Polish). IPN (2 (16)): 253.
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