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DIEVENISKES (God's Place)

view of the area around modern day Dieveniskes

         This village 35.5 miles SSE of Vilnius (Vilna) is located in the
         center of the little bulge which forms part of the southern
         border of Lithuania with Belarus.(see map). It is mainly a
         forested region and the site today of an 11,000 acre regional park

OTHER NAMES:

Divinishuk, Devenishki, Devyanishkes, Dievenishkes

DIEVENISKES via MapQuest

(Latitude 54°12´, Longitude 25°37´)

Pictures

Although Dieveniskes is only a short drive from Vilnius, there are several
very nice hotels, resorts and bed and breakfast type places to stay in the area.

Picture of the area around modern day Dieveniskes

Background Information

History of the Region

Documents

Excerpts from the Dieveniskes Yizkor Book

Searchable Databases

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          takes you to a site in which you can see who else is researching your shtetl
          and/or your surname(s). You can also register yourself so that others can
          find you.

Search the: JewishGen Family Finder

Visit the LitvakSIG webpage to learn more about Lithuania at: http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/

Search the All LITHUANIA DATABASE to find information about Dieveniskes
or the surnames you are interested in. The Dieveniskes 1858 revision list
(a type of registry) contains information about 239 residents.
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