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Semeliškės

Semeliškės
Town
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Official seal of Semeliškės
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Semeliškės is located in Lithuania
Semeliškės
Semeliškės
Location of Semeliškės in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°40′08″N 24°39′22″E / 54.66889°N 24.65611°E / 54.66889; 24.65611Coordinates: 54°40′08″N 24°39′22″E / 54.66889°N 24.65611°E / 54.66889; 24.65611
Country  Lithuania
County Vilnius County
Municipality Elektrėnai municipality
Eldership Semeliškės eldership
Population (2011)
 • Total 580
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Semeliškės is a town in Elektrėnai municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 580 people. The town has a church of Catholics and Orthodox church of St. Nicolas.

Its alternate names include Sameliškės, Semelishkes, Semelishkis, Semeliškių, Sumelishki, Sumilishki, Siemieliszki, and Sumiliszk.

On October 6, 1941, 962 Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of local policemen and Lithuanian collaborators.



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