Vainutas
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Vainutas | |
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  Vainutas | |
| Coordinates: 55°21′50″N 21°52′0″E / 55.36389°N 21.86667°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Klaipėda County |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 746 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vainutas is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 746 people.[1]
History
[edit]During the Second World War, the Jewish community was assassinated in a mass execution perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen.[2] There is a monument on the site of the massacre.
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".
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