Country Lithuania County Kaunas County Capital of Krakės eldership Local time Saturday 5:27 AM | Ethnographic region Aukštaitija Eldership Krakės eldership First mentioned 14th century Population 991 (2001) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 91% Humidity Municipality Kėdainiai District Municipality | ||
Krakės is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Smilgaitis River. In the town there is a Catholic church, convent, secondary school and post office.
Contents
- Map of KrakC497s Lithuania
- Virtuali kelion keliu 3501 betygala ilgi iai krak s bok tai
- History
- References
Map of Krak%C4%97s, Lithuania
Virtuali kelion keliu 3501 betygala ilgi iai krak s bok tai
History
On September 2, 1941, 1,125 Jews from Krakės, Baisogala, Dotnuva, Grinkiškis, Gudžiūnai and Surviliškis were murdered at Peštinukai village, about 1.5 kilometers from Krakės. The members of the Einsatzgruppen who committed this crime were Germans from Rollkommando Hamann and Lithuanians collaborators.
References
Krakės Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA