Onuškis

Onuškis is a small town in Lithuania in the Trakai district municipality, around 30 km (19 mi) from Trakai and 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Aukštadvaris. As of 2011, it had 519 inhabitants and was the seat for the Onuškis eldership.^[1]

Onuškis
Town
Coat of arms
Onuškis Location of Onuškis
Coordinates: 54°29′10″N 24°35′30″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Trakai district municipality
Eldership	Onuškis eldership
Capital of	Onuškis eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	519
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In the nineteenth century the Jews were the majority in the town. Before World War I about 80 to 90 Jewish families lived in there, but during the war years their number decreased to about 50 to 60 families. ^[2] On September 30, 1941, 1,446 Jews from Aukštadvaris, Lentavris, Onuškis, Rudziszki, Troki, Žydkaimis, and the surrounding areas were shot, after being abused, in the Varninkai Forest by Lithuanians from Aukštadvaris, Onuškis, and Lentvaris^[3][4]

See also

• Onuškis Manor