Kovno Ghetto

The Kovno Ghetto was a ghetto established by Nazi Germany to hold the Lithuanian Jews of during the Holocaust. At its peak, the ghetto held 29,000 people, most of whom were later sent to concentration and extermination camps, or were shot at the .

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Highlights include Eighth Fort and Church of St. Joseph, Kaunas.
Kaunas , also known as Linkuva, is a former… is situated 450 metres north of Kovno Ghetto.

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Kovno Ghetto

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Latitude
54.91583° or 54° 54′ 57″ north
Longitude
23.88833° or 23° 53′ 18″ east
Open location code
9G65WV8Q+88
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