Semeliškės

Semeliškės is a town in Elektrėnai municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 580 people.^[1] The town has a church of Catholics and Orthodox church of St. Nicolas.

Semeliškės
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Semeliškės Location of Semeliškės in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°40′08″N 24°39′22″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Elektrėnai municipality
Eldership	Semeliškės eldership
Population  (2021)
• Total	516
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Its alternate names include Sameliškės, Semelishkes, Semelishkis, Semeliškių, Sumelishki, Sumilishki, Siemieliszki, and Sumiliszk.^[2]

History

Memorial at the execution site of the Jews of the town.

On October 6, 1941, 962 Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of local policemen and Lithuanian collaborators.^[3]