Kaltanėnai

Kaltanėnai
Town
Kaltanėnai

Location of Kaltanėnai in Lithuania

Coordinates: 55°15′22″N 25°59′20″E / 55.25611°N 25.98889°E / 55.25611; 25.98889Coordinates: 55°15′22″N 25°59′20″E / 55.25611°N 25.98889°E / 55.25611; 25.98889
Country  Lithuania
County Vilnius County
Municipality Švenčionys district municipality
Eldership Kaltanėnai eldership
Population (2001)
  Total 282
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Kaltanėnai is a town in Švenčionys district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 282 people.[1] The town has a Catholic church.

History

In July 1941, an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian nationalists murdered the local Jewish population in several mass executions[2][3][4].

References

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