Vėliučionys
Village in Lithuania
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Vėliučionys is a village located in Vilnius District Municipality, 5 kilometers east of Vilnius city municipality, the capital of Lithuania. According to the census of 2001, the village has a population of 581.[1]
Vėliučionys | |
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Village | |
Former school in Vėliučionys | |
  Vėliučionys Location of Vėliučionys | |
| Coordinates: 54°39′N 25°27′E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius District Municipality |
| Eldership | Šatrininkai eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 581 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
During World War II, on September 20–22, 1941, 1159 Jews from local shtetls are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[2][3]