Semeliškės
Town in Vilnius County, Lithuania
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Semeliškės is a town in Elektrėnai municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 580 people.[1] The town has a church of Catholics and Orthodox church of St. Nicolas.
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  Semeliškės Location of Semeliškės in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 54°40′08″N 24°39′22″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Elektrėnai municipality |
| Eldership | Semeliškės eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 516 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Its alternate names include Sameliškės, Semelishkes, Semelishkis, Semeliškių, Sumelishki, Sumilishki, Siemieliszki, and Sumiliszk.[2]
History
On October 6, 1941, 962 Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of local policemen and their collaborators.[3]