VILKAVISKIS
a small town in Southern Lithuania
Where the Jewish Community is no more
   
This site was created by Ralph Salinger
of Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin. Israel
Contacts
2008 and the return to Vilkaviskis

1941 - 1944 Map
of Vilkaviskis
I discovered this map in the archives of the Regional Museum - it is a map made by the predecessor to Mr. Antanas Zlinskas it shows the state of the town after the German invasion of 1941.
Vilkaviskis in 1941
Color code Interpretation
gray Paved street
white non- paved streets
green Cemetery
green & black Town Garden
brown Town boundaries
yellow Destroyed Buildings
red Remaining (untouched) Buildings
yellow/red  Partially destroyed Buildings
  English    English    English 
1 Administrative building of winery? 31 Movie theater 61 Food Store "Lietuvaite"
2 Spirit and Vodka Distillery 32 Court (of law) 62 Sawmill
3 Old Building 33 Restaurant 63 Store "Zeidas"
4 Gymnasium (High-School) 34 Store/Shop 64 Bakery
5 Tabac Factory "Bravol" 35 ?? (Check transcription) 65 Meat-shop
6 Curia (religious establishment) House 36 Jewish Shelter 66 Power Station
7 Priest (catolic) Seminary 37 Movies theater "Forum" 67 Sweets/ Candy Factory
8 Jewish School 38 Store/Shop 68 Parsonage
9 Hospital 39 Bakery 69 Police/Precinct
10 Shop 40 Hospital 70 Poet Semerys birthplace
11 Prison 41 Jard ??- check 71 Economy Bank
12 Russian ? Church 42 "Jigula"? Church 72 Lithuanian Bank
13 German Church (Kirche) 43 Cathedral? 73 Bus Station/Central
14 catafalque, hearse 44 bathhouse 74 Jewish School
15 Hospital, infectious deseases 45 Old synagogue 75 Spring/Vernal Hall
16 Concrete items work-jard 46 synagogue 76 Mortgage 
17 Smithy 47 synagogue 77 Mill
18 Mill 48 Starkovski's mill 78 Metal Items Shop
19 Sinagogue 49 Bath 79 The House of Dr. Ziskind
20 Eldery house/asylum 50 Local Administration House/ Council 80 The House of Dr. Kaunas
21 Synagogue 51 Parish Hall 81 Barracs
22 Soap works 52 German Elementary School 82 Military Officers House
23 Elementary school 53 Textiles Store/ Shop 83 Print-house "Progress"
24 Barracs (military) 54 Shop 84 Bakery
25 Stables 55 Bakery 85 Store
26 Store-rooms 56 Butchery/ Meat Shop 86 Oil shop
27 School 57 Bristle Factory 87 Tabarishkis's Oil-Shop & Mill
28 slaughterhouse 58 Milk products shop 88 Lazauskas Mill
29 Fire Station 59 Soda drinks shop    
30 Jewlery shop 60 Apothecary     
Cemetery Project
This site was created by Ralph Salinger
of Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin. Israel