Dusetos Explained

Dusetos
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dusetos
Coordinates:55.75°N 25.85°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Aukštaitija
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Utena County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Zarasai district municipality
Subdivision Type4:Eldership
Subdivision Name4:Dusetos eldership
Subdivision Type6:Capital of
Subdivision Name6:Dusetos eldership
Established Date:1520
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date2:1950
Established Title2:Granted city rights
Population Total:517
Population As Of:2022
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Dusetos is a city in Zarasai district municipality, northeastern Lithuania, 30km (20miles) west of Zarasai, near Lake Sartai.

History

According to the 1923 census, 704 Jews were living in the town. As a result of out-migration in the 1920s and 1930s, the number of Jews in the town decreased to around 500 by 1939.[1] On August 26, 1941, Jews of Dusetos, together with the Jews of Zarasai were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by forces of Einsatzkommando 3, assisted by the Lithuanian police.[2] A monument stands today at the site of the shootings.[3]

Notable people

List of notable people who were born or have lived in Dusetos

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Problem Form.
  2. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://www.ushmm.org/online/camps-ghettos-download/USHMM_Vol%202_PartB.pdf page 1051.
  3. Web site: המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם .