Dusetos () ( pl, Dusiaty) is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Zarasai district municipality Zarasai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It borders with Latvia and Belarus. Local government units The district has the following localities: * 2 cities ('' miestas''): Zarasai (capital) and Dusetos * 3 towns (' ...

, northeastern Lithuania, west of

Zarasai Zarasai () is a city in northeastern Lithuania, surrounded by many lakes and rivers: to the southwest of the city is Lake Zarasas, to the north – Lake Zarasaitis, to the southeast – Lake Baltas, and the east – Lake Griežtas. Lakes 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. On August 26, 1941, Jews of Dusetos, together with the Jews of

were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by forces of Einsatzkommando 3, assisted by the Lithuanian police. A monument stands today at the site of the shootings.

Notable people

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

Faustas Latėnas Faustas Latėnas (16 May 19563 November 2020) was a Lithuanian composer, theatre manager, politician and diplomat. He composed mostly incidental music, and also scores for films and television. He was vice-minister of the Lithuanian Ministry of ...

- composer, theatre manager, politician, and diplomat *

Šarūnas Sauka Šarūnas Sauka (born 1958 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a postmodern painter. His father is an eminent Lithuanian philologist Donatas Sauka. In 1989, he was awarded the Lithuanian National Prize. Life & work Šarūnas Sauka was born in 195 ...

- postmodern painter *

Liucija Vaitukaitytė Liucija Vaitukaitytė (born 24 April 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Parma. She previously played in Italy for Pomigliano and in Spain for Granadilla, Sevilla Sevi ...

- professional footballer

References

External links

Virtual Tour of Dusetos

Official district information
Cities in Lithuania Cities in Utena County Novoalexandrovsky Uyezd Zarasai District Municipality {{UtenaCounty-geo-stub