Geruliai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Geruliai Location of Geruliai | |
| Coordinates: 55°58′41″N 22°23′35″E / 55.978°N 22.393°E / 55.978; 22.393 | |
| 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) |
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
History
During World War II, in summer 1941,2 1,500 to 2,000 Jews3 from local shtetls were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian policemen.45
References
References
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- "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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- "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.