Vainutas Explained

Official Name:Vainutas
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Klaipėda County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:746
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.3639°N 21.8667°W

Vainutas is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 746 people.[1]

History

During the Second World War, the Jewish community was assassinated in a mass execution perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen.[2] There is a monument on the site of the massacre.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania.