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Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania
Onuškis
Town
Coat of arms of OnuškisCoat of arms
Onuškis is located in LithuaniaOnuškisOnuškisLocation of Onuškis
Coordinates: 54°29′10″N 24°35′30″E / 54.48611°N 24.59167°E / 54.48611; 24.59167
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityTrakai district municipality
EldershipOnuškis eldership
Capital ofOnuškis eldership
Population
 • Total519
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Onuškis is a small town in Lithuania in the Trakai district municipality, around 30 km (19 mi) from Trakai and 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Aukštadvaris. As of 2011, it had 519 inhabitants and was the seat for the Onuškis eldership.

History

In the nineteenth century the Jews were the majority in the town. Before World War I about 80 to 90 Jewish families lived in there, but during the war years their number decreased to about 50 to 60 families. On September 30, 1941, 1,446 Jews from Aukštadvaris, Lentavris, Onuškis, Rudziszki, Troki, Žydkaimis, and the surrounding areas were shot, after being abused, in the Varninkai Forest by Lithuanians from Aukštadvaris, Onuškis, and Lentvaris

See also

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. "Protecting Our Litvak Heritage (Pages 186-190)".
  3. "Pinkas Hakehillot Lita: Onuskis".
  4. "Wilno%20county%20(Poland) - Online Guide of Murder Sites of Jews in the Former USSR - Yad Vashem".
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