Daugai (, see also other names) is a small city in Alytus district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated some 20 kilometres (12 mi) to east from Alytus on the shores of Lake Didžiulis. The city has the Church of Divine Providence (Lithuanian: Dievo apvaizdos bažnyčia) dating from 1862, extant bazaar square, Daugai Vladas Mironas secondary school, art school, agricultural school, kindergarten Bangelė, post office, cultural center, library, polyclinic and hospital, many commercial enterprises.
Daugai | |
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  Daugai Location of Daugai | |
| Coordinates: 54°22′0″N 24°21′0″E / 54.36667°N 24.35000°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Alytus district municipality |
| Eldership | Daugai eldership |
| Capital of | Daugai eldership |
| First mentioned | 14th century |
| Granted city rights | 1792[1] |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 928 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Names
editVersions of the name in other languages include: Belarusian: Даўгi/Dauhi, Polish: Dougi or Dowgi, Russian: Дауги/Daugi, Yiddish: דויג/Doig.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Apie Daugus" (in Lithuanian). City of Daugai. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ "Daugai: Alytus County, Alytus raj". International Jewish Cemetery Project. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daugai.
- Official website (in Lithuanian)
- Website of the secondary school (in Lithuanian)
- Daugai at the International Jewish Cemetery Project.