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Village in Lithuania
Geruliai
Village
Geruliai is located in LithuaniaGeruliaiGeruliaiLocation of Geruliai
Coordinates: 55°58′41″N 22°23′35″E / 55.978°N 22.393°E / 55.978; 22.393
Country Lithuania
CountyTelšiai County
MunicipalityTelšiai District Municipality
EldershipDegaičiai eldership
Population
 • Total95
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Geruliai is a village located in the Telšiai District Municipality, 10 kilometers from Telšiai, Lithuania. According to the census of 2001, the village has a population of 95.

History

During World War II, in summer 1941, 1,500 to 2,000 Jews from local shtetls were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian policemen.

References

  1. "Vietovardžių žodynas". vietovardziai.lki.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  2. "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  3. "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. "The Untold Stories. The Murder Sites of the Jews in the Occupied Territories of the Former USSR". yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. "Žydai Lietuvoje | Telšiai". zydai.lt. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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