Dūkštas
| Dūkštas | ||
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Church of Dūkštas | ||
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  Dūkštas Location of Dūkštas | ||
| Coordinates: 55°31′20″N 26°19′10″E / 55.52222°N 26.31944°ECoordinates: 55°31′20″N 26°19′10″E / 55.52222°N 26.31944°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania | |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County |
 Utena County | |
| Municipality | Ignalina district municipality | |
| Eldership | Dūkštas eldership | |
| Capital of | Dūkštas eldership | |
| First mentioned | 1862 | |
| Granted city rights | 1956 | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 888 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
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
- Charles Rappoport (1865 – 1941), militant communist politician, journalist and writer, who lived most of his life in France.
References
- ↑ "Utenos apskrities gyventojų surašymo duomenys". Lithuanian official statistics department.
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