Country Lithuania County Vilnius County Capital of Onuškis eldership Local time Saturday 9:37 AM | Ethnographic region Aukštaitija Eldership Onuškis eldership Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 584 (2001) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 79% Humidity Municipality Trakai District Municipality | ||
Onuškis (Polish: Hanuszyszki) is a town in Lithuania in the Trakai district municipality, around 30 km (19 mi) from Trakai and 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Aukštadvaris. As of 2001, it had 584 inhabitants and was the seat for the Onuškis eldership.
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Map of Onu%C5%A1kis, Lithuania
History
In the nineteenth century the Jews were the majority in the town. Before World War I about 80 to 90 Jewish families lived in there, but during the war years their number decreased to about 50 to 60 families. On September 30, 1941, 1,446 Jews from Aukštadvaris, Lentavris, Onuškis, Rudziszki, Troki, Žydkaimis, and the surrounding areas were shot, after being abused, in the Varninkai Forest by a death squad of Lithuanian Activist from Aukštadvaris, Onuškis, and Lentvaris
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Onuškis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA