Vyžuonos

Vyžuonos

Vyžuonos

Town in Utena County, Lithuania

Vyžuonos (Polish: Wiżuny) is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 512 people.[1]

St George's Church
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History

In July 1941, 67 Jews of the city were massacred by an Einsatzgruppen in Vyžuonos forest.[2] There is a memorial at the location of the massacre.

References

  1. [1]
    "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. [2]
    www.atease.lt, Created atEase. "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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