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Varnikai

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Varnikai

Total population

75

Coordinates54.65°, 24.96°

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City facts

Overview

Varnikai is a small village located in the Trakai District Municipality in Lithuania. The population is 75 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.

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History & geography

History

On September 30, 1941, during World War II, 1,446 Jews (366 men, 483 women and 597 children) were murdered in Varnikai by Lithuanian policemen and white armbanders. The victims were gathered from nearby villages including Trakai. A memorial stone has been erected at the site of the massacre.

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Geography

Latitude
54.6458
Longitude
24.9564
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
38,771
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    991
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    979
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    871
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    654
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    576
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    538
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    487
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    470

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

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Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Isaac of Troki
Lithuanian Karaite theologian
Vytautas
Vytautas
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Kęstutis
Kęstutis
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1381–1382)
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Hacı I Giray
Khan of Crimea
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Ona Juknevičienė
Lithuanian politician
Teresa Żylis-Gara
Teresa Żylis-Gara
Polish operatic soprano (1930–2021)
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Halina Kobeckaitė
Lithuanian diplomat and university teacher (born 1939)
Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas
Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas
Lithuanian politician (1943-2015)
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Romualdas Kozyrovičius
Lithuanian diplomat
Ananiasz Zajączkowski
Ananiasz Zajączkowski
Polish Turkologist
P
Povilas Čukinas
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1983)
Tomas Žvirgždauskas
Tomas Žvirgždauskas
Lithuanian association football player
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
Lithuanian noble (1365–1440)
V
Vladimiras Volčiok
Lithuanian politician
Vladimir Belski
Vladimir Belski
Russian poet (1866-1946)
Jarosław Narkiewicz
Jarosław Narkiewicz
Lithuanian teacher

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)