Vainutas
| Vainutas | ||
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| Town | ||
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  Vainutas | ||
| Coordinates: LT 55°21′50″N 21°52′0″E / 55.36389°N 21.86667°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania | |
| County |
 Klaipėda County | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 993 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Vainutas is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 993 people.[1]
History
During the Second World War, the Jewish community was assassinated in a mass execution perpetrated by an einzatsgruppen.[2]There is a monument on the site of the massacre.
References
- ↑ "2001 census" (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/164/
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