Dūkštas

Coordinates: 55°31′20″N 26°19′10″E / 55.52222°N 26.31944°E / 55.52222; 26.31944
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Dūkštas
City
Church of Dūkštas
Church of Dūkštas
Coat of arms of Dūkštas
Dūkštas is located in Lithuania
Dūkštas
Dūkštas
Location of Dūkštas
Coordinates: 55°31′20″N 26°19′10″E / 55.52222°N 26.31944°E / 55.52222; 26.31944
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Utena County
MunicipalityIgnalina district municipality
EldershipDūkštas eldership
Capital ofDūkštas eldership
First mentioned1862
Granted city rights1956
Population
 (2021)
 • Total729
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dūkštas (pronunciation; Polish: Dukszty) is a city in eastern Lithuania, 26 km (16 mi) north from Ignalina, on the bank of Lake Dūkštas.[1]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Utenos apskrities gyventojų surašymo duomenys". Lithuanian official statistics department.
  2. ^ "'Юры Туронак: І «Пагоня» вернецца, і мова таксама...' ('Jerzy Turonek: the Chase coat of arms will return and the language too')(in Belarusian)".