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Višķi
CountryLatvia
MunicipalityDaugavpils
ParishVišķi
Population
 (2010)
 • Total251
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Višķi (Latgalian:Vyški) is a village in Višķi Parish, Daugavpils Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.

History

Until the 1930's, the majority of the inhabitants were Jewish .[1] During WWII, from 1941 to 1942, hundreds of Jews are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen in the surroundings and in the Daugavpils Ghetto.[2]

People

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