Kaltanėnai

Kaltanėnai
Town
Kaltanėnai

Location of Kaltanėnai in Lithuania

Coordinates: 55°15′22″N 25°59′20″E / 55.25611°N 25.98889°E / 55.25611; 25.98889Coordinates: 55°15′22″N 25°59′20″E / 55.25611°N 25.98889°E / 55.25611; 25.98889
Country  Lithuania
County Vilnius County
Municipality Švenčionys district municipality
Eldership Kaltanėnai eldership
Population (2001)
 • Total 282
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Kaltanėnai is a town in Švenčionys district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 282 people.[1] The town has a Catholic church.

History

In July 1941, an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian nationalists murdered the local Jewish population in several mass executions.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
  2. ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/192/
  3. ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/85/
  4. ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/108/


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