Varnikai

Varnikai
Village
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Varnikai Location of Varnikai
Coordinates: 54°38′49″N24°57′22″E / 54.64694°N 24.95611°E / 54.64694; 24.95611
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Trakai District Municipality
Eldership	Trakai eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	75
Time zone	UTC+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.