Dūkštas

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Dūkštas
Skyline of Dūkštas
Coat of arms of Dūkštas
Coat of arms
Dūkštas (Lithuania)
Dūkštas
Dūkštas
Location of Dūkštas
Coordinates: 55°31′20″N 26°19′10″E / 55.52222, 26.31944
Country Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Utena County
Municipality Ignalina district municipality
Elderate Ignalina town elderate
Capital of Dūkštas rural elderate
First mentioned 1862
Granted city rights 1956
Population (2001)
 - Total 992
 - Rank 96th
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Dūkštas (pronunciation ) is a city in eastern Lithuania, 26 km north from Ignalina, on the bank of Lake Dūkštas.