Dusetos

55°45′0″N 25°51′0″E / 55.75000°N 25.85000°E / 55.75000; 25.85000Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionAukštaitijaCounty Utena CountyMunicipalityZarasai district municipalityEldershipDusetos eldershipCapital ofDusetos eldershipFirst mentioned1520Granted city rights1950Population • Total517Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dusetos (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a city in Zarasai district municipality, northeastern Lithuania, 30 km (19 mi) west of Zarasai, near Lake Sartai.

History

According to the 1923 census, 704 Jews were living in the town. As a result of out-migration in the 1920s and 1930s, the number of Jews in the town decreased to around 500 by 1939.^[1] On August 26, 1941, Jews of Dusetos, together with the Jews of Zarasai were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by forces of Einsatzkommando 3, assisted by the Lithuanian police.^[2] A monument stands today at the site of the shootings.^[3]

Notable people

List of notable people who were born or have lived in Dusetos

• Faustas Latėnas - composer, theatre manager, politician, and diplomat
• Šarūnas Sauka - postmodern painter
• Liucija Vaitukaitytė - professional footballer

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