Varnikai is a small village located in the Trakai District Municipality in Lithuania. The population is 75 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.
Varnikai | |
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Village | |
 View of Varnikai | |
  Varnikai Location of Varnikai | |
| Coordinates: 54°38′49″N 24°57′22″E / 54.64694°N 24.95611°E | |
| 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) |
History
editOn 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
edit- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". www.holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "Holokaustas Lietuvos provincijoje 1941 metais: žydų žudynės Trakų apskrityje | Voruta". www.voruta.lt. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-19.