Baltoji Vokė (Vilnius) Explained

Baltoji Vokė
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Vilnius County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vilnius District Municipality
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:369
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:54.6°N 25.1944°W
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Postal Code Type:Postal Code

Baltoji Vokė (Polish: Biała Waka) is a village in Vilnius District Municipality in Lithuania.[1] According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 369 people.[2]

During the German occupation, a forced labor camp for Jews was located here,[3] [4] approximately 11 kilometers from Vilnius.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Litwa. Wykaz jednostek administracyjnych (Lithuania. List of administrative units). ksng.gugik.gov.pl. KSNG. 30 April 2017. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801000009/http://ksng.gugik.gov.pl/pliki/litwa_wykaz.doc. dead.
  2. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 18, 2017.
  3. Web site: Vilna During the Holocaust. Final Days of the Ghetto. www.yadvashem.org. 29 April 2017.
  4. Book: Beinfeld. Solon. Grodin. Michael A. Jewish Medical Resistance in the Holocaust. 2014. Berghahn Books. 117–118. Health Care in the Vilna Ghetto.
  5. Bubnys. Arunas. Eksterminacja żydów wileńskich i dzieje getta wileńskiego (1941–1944) (Extermination of the Vilnius Jews and the History of the Vilnius Ghetto (1941–1944)). Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość. 2010. 2. 16. 253. IPN. pl.