Varnikai

Varnikai
Village
View of Varnikai
View of Varnikai
Varnikai is located in Lithuania
Varnikai
Varnikai
Location of Varnikai
Coordinates: 54°38′49″N 24°57′22″E / 54.64694°N 24.95611°E / 54.64694; 24.95611
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
CountyVilnius County
MunicipalityTrakai District Municipality
EldershipTrakai eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
75
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Varnikai is a small village located in the Trakai District Municipality in Lithuania. The population is 75 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.

History

On September 30, 1941, during World War II, 1,446 Jews (366 men, 483 women and 597 children) were murdered in Varnikai by Lithuanian policemen and white armbanders. The victims were gathered from nearby villages including Trakai.[1][2] A memorial stone has been erected at the site of the massacre.

References

  1. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". www.holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. ^ "Holokaustas Lietuvos provincijoje 1941 metais: žydų žudynės Trakų apskrityje | Voruta". www.voruta.lt. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-19.