Kaniūkai ( pl, Koniuchy; be, Канюхі) is a village in the Šalčininkai district municipality of

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. According to the 2011 census, its population was 125.

History

Before 1939 Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai) was located in the

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county of the Nowogródek Voivodeship,

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. It was

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by the

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in September 1939 and was transferred to Lithuania according to the Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty. The village became part of the Jašiūnai Municipality,

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County before the

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by the Soviet Union on 3 August 1940. Later it was briefly part of the German

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before returning to the

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(since 1990, Lithuania). During World War II, it was the site of the

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by Soviet partisans which included a detachment of Jewish partisans.Historical Dictionary of Lithuania
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and

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, pages 339-342

References

Villages in Vilnius County {{VilniusCounty-geo-stub