Dūkštas Explained

Dūkštas
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dūkštas
Coordinates:55.5222°N 26.3194°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Aukštaitija
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Utena County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ignalina district municipality
Subdivision Type4:Eldership
Subdivision Name4:Dūkštas eldership
Subdivision Type6:Capital of
Subdivision Name6:Dūkštas eldership
Established Date:1862
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date2:1956
Established Title2:Granted city rights
Population Total:729
Population As Of:2021
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

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

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Notes and References

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