Vainutas
Vainutas is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 746 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 55°21′50″N 21°52′0″E | |
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| • Total | 746 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
During the Second World War, the Jewish community was assassinated in a mass execution perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen.[2] There is a monument on the site of the massacre.
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References
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/164/
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