Šukioniai is a village in the southwest of Pakruojis District Municipality, Lithuania. It is located near Vėzgė stream about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Pakruojis.
Šukioniai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 School in Šukioniai named after Jonas Noreika | |
  Šukioniai Location of Šukioniai | |
| Coordinates: 55°56′30″N 23°43′00″E / 55.94167°N 23.71667°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Pakruojis District Municipality |
| Eldership | Lygumai Eldership |
| First mentioned | 1372 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 357 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
A hill fort at the location was destroyed by an attack of the Livonian Order in August 1372.[1]
Jonas Noreika, an anti-Soviet partisan accused of collaborating in the Holocaust, was born in the village in 1910. The village school is named after Noreika.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Lietuvos archeologija, Issue 21, Mokslas, 2001, page 410
- ^ Nazi Collaborator or National Hero? A Test for Lithuania, New York Times, 10 September 2018
- ^ After US teacher exposes her grandfather as Nazi collaborator, Lithuania listens, Times of Israel, Cnaan Lipshiz, 6 October 2018
- ^ War hero or Nazi collaborator? Family partners with victim's kin to expose truth, Times of Israel, Robert Philpot, 8 January 2019