Dūkštas
City in Aukštaitija, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dūkštas (ⓘ; Polish: Dukszty) is a city in eastern Lithuania, 26 km (16 mi) north from Ignalina, on the bank of Lake Dūkštas.[1]
Dūkštas | |
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City | |
 Church of Dūkštas | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Dūkštas Location of Dūkštas | |
| Coordinates: 55°31′20″N 26°19′10″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 (2021) | |
• Total | 729 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
During World War I, the town was occupied by Germany.
In the interbellum, it was administratively located in the Wilno Voivodeship of Poland. According to the 1921 Polish census, the town had a population of 1,076, of which 91.1% declared Polish nationality.[2]
During World War II, it was initially occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and then once again by the Soviet Union, which eventually annexed it from Poland. The Germans operated a forced labour camp for Jews in the town.[3]
Notable people
- Charles Rappoport (1865–1941), militant communist politician, journalist and writer, who lived most of his life in France
- Jerzy Turonek (1929–2019), Polish-Belarusian historian[4]
References
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