Dūkštas

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

Dūkštas
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

Railway station in 1916

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 German administration operated a forced labour camp for Jews in the town.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Dūkštas (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.0 (28.4)	−1.2 (29.8)	3.7 (38.7)	11.9 (53.4)	17.7 (63.9)	21.1 (70.0)	23.3 (73.9)	22.2 (72.0)	16.7 (62.1)	9.7 (49.5)	3.5 (38.3)	−0.5 (31.1)	10.5 (50.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.2 (24.4)	−4.0 (24.8)	0.0 (32.0)	6.8 (44.2)	12.4 (54.3)	15.9 (60.6)	18.1 (64.6)	17.0 (62.6)	12.0 (53.6)	6.3 (43.3)	1.4 (34.5)	−2.4 (27.7)	6.6 (43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.6 (20.1)	−6.8 (19.8)	−3.5 (25.7)	2.1 (35.8)	7.1 (44.8)	10.9 (51.6)	13.3 (55.9)	12.3 (54.1)	8.1 (46.6)	3.4 (38.1)	−0.6 (30.9)	−4.5 (23.9)	2.9 (37.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	40 (1.6)	37 (1.5)	36 (1.4)	37 (1.5)	60 (2.4)	69 (2.7)	75 (3.0)	68 (2.7)	55 (2.2)	58 (2.3)	43 (1.7)	44 (1.7)	622 (24.5)
Average relative humidity (%)	87	85	77	68	68	72	74	76	81	85	89	89	79
Source: Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service[4]

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^[5]