Krakės
Krakės | |
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Town | |
 Center of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Krakės Location of Krakės | |
| Coordinates: 55°24′30″N 23°43′30″E / 55.40833°N 23.72500°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės eldership |
| Capital of | Krakės eldership |
| First mentioned | 14th century |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 841 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Krakės (Polish: Kroki) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Smilgaitis River. In the town there is a Catholic church, convent, secondary school and post office.
History
On September 2, 1941, 1,125 Jews from Krakės, Baisogala, Dotnuva, Grinkiškis, Gudžiūnai and Surviliškis were murdered at Peštinukai village, about 1.5 kilometers from Krakės.[1] The members of the Einsatzgruppen who committed this crime were Germans from Rollkommando Hamann and Lithuanians collaborators.
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