Pilviškiai

Pilviškiai
Town
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Pilviškiai Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°43′20″N 23°13′20″E / 54.72222°N 23.22222°E / 54.72222; 23.22222Coordinates: 54°43′20″N 23°13′20″E / 54.72222°N 23.22222°E / 54.72222; 23.22222
Country	Lithuania
County	Marijampolė County
Municipality	Vilkaviškis district municipality
Population
• Total	1,493
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Pilviškiai (Polish: Pilwiszki, Yiddish: פילווישאָק‎ Pilveshok) is a village in Vilkaviškis district municipality, in Marijampolė County, central Lithuania.

History

In the Jewish world, it was known historically for its learned population , served amongst others by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg.

In August 1941, the Jewish men of Pilviškiai district were shot. The mass murder was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Pilviškiai self-defence police unit. The victims are about 300 to 350 Jewish men and several dozen Soviet activists (including a group of girls from the Communist Youth organization).^[1]

Gallery

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  Old coat of arms
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  Railway station
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  Methodists church

References

External links

• Map, travelingluck.com
• listing on jewishgen.org

Marijampolė County
Municipalities	Kalvarija Kazlų Rūda Marijampolė Šakiai Vilkaviškis
Cities	Gelgaudiškis Kalvarija Kazlų Rūda Kudirkos Naumiestis Kybartai Marijampolė Šakiai Vilkaviškis Virbalis
Towns	Bartninkai Barzdai Daukšiai Gražiškiai Griškabūdis Gudeliai Igliškėliai Keturvalakiai Kriūkai Lekėčiai Liudvinavas Lukšiai Pilviškiai Sasnava Sintautai Šunskai Vištytis Žemoji Panemunė Žvirgždaičiai
Villages	Dailučiai Galiniai Igliauka Karkliniai Kretkampis Mockava Ožkabaliai Varnupiai