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Daugai

Coordinates: 54°22′0″N 24°21′0″E / 54.36667°N 24.35000°E / 54.36667; 24.35000
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Daugai
City
Flag of Daugai
Coat of arms of Daugai
Daugai is located in Lithuania
Daugai
Daugai
Location of Daugai
Coordinates: 54°22′0″N 24°21′0″E / 54.36667°N 24.35000°E / 54.36667; 24.35000
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
County Alytus County
MunicipalityAlytus district municipality
EldershipDaugai eldership
Capital ofDaugai eldership
First mentioned14th century
Granted city rights1792[1]
Population
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 • Total928
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Church of God's Providence

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

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

References

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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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