Onuškis is a
small town
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in
Lithuania
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in the
Trakai district municipality
Trakai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
It has significant Polish minority population in Lithuania, with more than quarter of the population claiming Polish ethnicity.
Elderships
Trakai District Municipality is ...
, around from
Trakai
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and south of
Aukštadvaris
Aukštadvaris () is a town in Trakai district municipality in Lithuania on the Verknė river. According to 2011 census, it had population of 977.
Aukštadvaris features Malewski Palace, built in 1837 by Antoni Malewski, which remained with th ...
. As of 2011, it had 519 inhabitants and was the seat for the Onuškis eldership.
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 Lithuanians from Aukštadvaris, Onuškis, and Lentvaris
See also
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Onuškis Manor
References
Towns in Lithuania
Towns in Vilnius County
Holocaust locations in Lithuania
Populated places in Lithuania
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