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''' Viduklė''' is a small town in a [[Raseiniai district municipality]], [[Kaunas County]], central-western [[Lithuania]]. In 2001 it had a population of 1911.
''' Viduklė''' is a small town in a [[Raseiniai district municipality]], [[Kaunas County]], central-western [[Lithuania]]. In 2001, it had a population of 1,911.


==History==
==History==
221 Jews lived in the town according to the 1923 census.
221 Jews lived in the town according to the 1923 census.
The German army entered the town on June 23, 1941 and they set up a ghetto to imprison the jews.<ref>http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/121/</ref> Starting in July 24, 1941, hundred of jews living in the city are shot by Germans and Lithuanians collaborators.<ref>http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/122/</ref><ref>http://yahadmap.org/#village/vidukl-vidukle-kaunas-lithuania.678</ref>
The German army entered the town on June 23, 1941 and set up a ghetto to imprison the Jewish population.<ref>http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/121/</ref> Starting on July 24, 1941, hundred of Jews living in the city were shot by Germans and Lithuanians collaborators.<ref>http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/122/</ref><ref>http://yahadmap.org/#village/vidukl-vidukle-kaunas-lithuania.678</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:14, 29 April 2016

Viduklė
Town
Coat of arms of Viduklė
Coat of arms
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,911
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Viduklė is a small town in a Raseiniai district municipality, Kaunas County, central-western Lithuania. In 2001, it had a population of 1,911.

History

221 Jews lived in the town according to the 1923 census. The German army entered the town on June 23, 1941 and set up a ghetto to imprison the Jewish population.[1] Starting on July 24, 1941, hundred of Jews living in the city were shot by Germans and Lithuanians collaborators.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/121/
  2. ^ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/122/
  3. ^ http://yahadmap.org/#village/vidukl-vidukle-kaunas-lithuania.678
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