Geruliai
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.[1]
Geruliai | |
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Village | |
  Geruliai Location of Geruliai | |
| Coordinates: 55.978°N 22.393°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Municipality | Telšiai District Municipality |
| Eldership | Degaičiai eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 95 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
During World War II, in summer 1941,[2] 1,500 to 2,000 Jews[3] from local shtetls were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian policemen.[4][5]
References
- "Vietovardžių žodynas". vietovardziai.lki.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- "The Untold Stories. The Murder Sites of the Jews in the Occupied Territories of the Former USSR". yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- "Žydai Lietuvoje | Telšiai". zydai.lt. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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