Glitiškės
Glitiškės (Polish: Glinciszki) is a village in Vilnius district, Lithuania. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Širvys Lake. According to the 2011 census, it had 549 residents.[1] The village was the site of the massacre of few dozens of Polish villagers by the German collaborators in 1944.[2][3]
Cross at the sight of the massacre in Glitiškės
Glitiškės | |
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Village | |
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  Glitiškės Location of Glitiškės | |
| Coordinates: 54°59′10″N 25°13′30″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius district municipality |
| Eldership | Paberžė eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 549 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- Piotrowski, Tadeusz (1997). Poland's Holocaust. McFarland & Company. pp. 168–169. ISBN 0-7864-0371-3.
- "Litewska prokuratura przesłuchuje weteranów AK". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 2001-02-14.
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