Dysna (village) explained

Official Name:Dysna
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lithuania
Coordinates:55.3161°N 26.7839°W
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Utena County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ignalina district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Didžiasalis eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:62
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Dysna (Polish: Dzisna) is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 62 residents. It is located east of Tverečius, near the border with Belarus. The village is situated on the right bank of the river Dysna, which gives the village its name. The village has a chapel, section of Didžiasalis school, and public library.

The nearby clay deposit is one of three largest in Lithuania and was used commercially in 1974–95.

The Lithuanian national and political activist and parliament member Augustinas Voldemaras was born and lived in the village.[1]

Gallery

Landscape in Dysna

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Augustinas Voldemaras About - Lietuvos Vyriausybė. 2015-07-14. 2016-02-02. Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybė. Lietuvos Vyriausybė. Augustinas. Voldemaras. Lithuanian. 2017-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170623201104/https://lrv.lt/lt/apie-vyriausybe/ankstesnes-vyriausybes/augustinas-voldemaras. dead.