Glitiškės
Glitiškės | |
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Village | |
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![]() ![]() Glitiškės Location of Glitiškės | |
Coordinates: 54°59′10″N 25°13′30″E / 54.98611°N 25.22500°ECoordinates: 54°59′10″N 25°13′30″E / 54.98611°N 25.22500°E | |
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County | Vilnius County |
Municipality | Vilnius district municipality |
Eldership | Paberžė eldership |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 549 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Glitiškės (Polish: Glinciszki) is a village in Vilnius district, Lithuania. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Širvys Lake. According to the 2011 census, it had 549 residents.[1] The village was the site of the massacre of few dozens of Polish villagers by the German collaborators in 1944.[2][3]
Cross at the sight of the massacre in Glitiškės
References[]
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ Piotrowski, Tadeusz (1997). Poland's Holocaust. McFarland & Company. pp. 168–169. ISBN 0-7864-0371-3.
- ^ "Litewska prokuratura przesłuchuje weteranów AK". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 2001-02-14.
Categories:
- Villages in Vilnius County
- Vilnius District Municipality
- Vilna Governorate
- Vilnius County geography stubs