Daugai

Daugai
Daugai
City
	Flag Coat of arms
	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
Population (2020)
• Total	928
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Daugai (pronunciation^ⓘ, 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.

Names

Versions of the name in other languages include: Belarusian: Даўгi/Dauhi, Polish: Dougi or Dowgi, Russian: Дауги/Daugi, Yiddish: דויג/Doig.^[2]

References

^ "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

Official website (in Lithuanian)
Website of the secondary school (in Lithuanian)
Daugai at the International Jewish Cemetery Project.

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[1] "Apie Daugus" (in Lithuanian). City of Daugai. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2009-11-02.

[2] "Daugai: Alytus County, Alytus raj". International Jewish Cemetery Project. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

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