Adutiškis

Coordinates: 55°09′20″N 26°35′10″E / 55.15556°N 26.58611°E / 55.15556; 26.58611
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Adutiškis
Town
Church in Adutiškis
Church in Adutiškis
Coat of arms of Adutiškis
Adutiškis is located in Lithuania
Adutiškis
Adutiškis
Location of Adutiškis
Coordinates: 55°09′20″N 26°35′10″E / 55.15556°N 26.58611°E / 55.15556; 26.58611
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityŠvenčionys district municipality
EldershipAdutiškis eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total558
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Adutiškis (Lithuanian pronunciation: [adʊˈtʲɪʃkɪs]; Polish: Hoduciszki;[1] Belarusian: Гадуцішкі) 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. There are the Church of St. Virgin Mary Scapular, built in 1913, Adutiškis Secondary School, customs office, post office and retirement home in Adutiškis

History[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Wykaz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. 1, Województwo wileńskie. GUS. 1938. p. 46.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".