Dūkštos Eldership

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Dūkštos Eldership
Dūkštų seniūnija
Eldership
Landscape near Geisiškės
Landscape near Geisiškės
Flag of Dūkštos Eldership
Flag
Official seal of Dūkštos Eldership
Seal
Location of Dūkštos Eldership
Location of Dūkštos Eldership
CountryFile:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
CountyFile:Vilnius County flag.svg Vilnius County
MunicipalityFile:Vilnius district COA.png Vilnius District Municipality
Administrative centreDūkštos
Government
 • ElderHonorata Masalskienė
Area
 • Total
89.66 km2 (34.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
1,930
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttps://www.vrsa.lt

Dūkštos Eldership (Lithuanian: Dūkštų seniūnija) is an eldership in Lithuania, located in Vilnius District Municipality, east of Vilnius.

Geography and nature

The eldership is home to Neris Regional Park.[2] Neris Regional Park also incorporates Bražuolė Botanical Reserve and Vepriai Botanical Reserve, which have many rare and endangered plant species and forests common to southern Lithuania.[2] Also within the nature reserve is the Dūkštai oak grove with Oak of Dūkštai.[2]

History

Dūkštos were mentioned in historical sources since the 14th century, when Teutonic knights frequently raided Kernavė, and its people used to retreat to Dūkštos.[2] In 1743, Dūkštos became property of a Piarist monastery. By 1790, there was a working parish school, later reformed into a Piarist college.[2] After the failed November Uprising of 1830-1831, Piarists were forced to leave Dūkštos. The village was very supportive of the January Uprising of 1863, and a revolutionary commander headquarters were established in the nearby forests, while a nearby valley served as the location of a military hospital for revolutionaries and people injured during clashes with the Tsarist authorities. In 1868, by an order of the governor of Vilnius, the local church was closed, later converted to an orthodox church, and only returned to Catholics by the end of the 20th century.[2]

Populated places

There are 49 villages in the eldership, the largest of which are Brinkiškės, Dūkštos, Geisiškės, Verkšionys and Miežionys.[2]

Notable locations

Ethnic composition

According to the 2021 census, there were 1808 inhabitants in Dūkštos eldership, among them, there were:[3]

According to the 2011 census:[4]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Statistics". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracija - Darbuotojų informacija". www.vrsa.lt. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  3. ↑ Republic of Lithuania 2021 National Census data
  4. ↑ Republic of Lithuania 2011 National Census data
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