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Vėliučionys


Vėliučionys is a Lithuanian village located in the Vilnius District Municipality, 10 kilometers east of Vilnius. According to the census of 2001, the village has a population of 581.

During World War II, on September 20–22, 1941, 1159 Jews from local shtetls are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.

Chapel.

School.

Watercourse.

Memorial at the site of the massacre.

Coordinates: 54°39′N 25°27′E / 54.650°N 25.450°E / 54.650; 25.450


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