Duokiškis
Sign in to saveDuokiškis is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 180 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Duokiškis
- Region
- Panevėžio apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Duokiškis
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Duokiskis church 2.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lithuania
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- Location in Lithuania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 20px Panevėžys County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 180
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Panevėžys County
- Population
- +248
- Elevation
- +128
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Duokiskis church 2.jpg
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Article
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- Etymology
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Duokiškis is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 180 people.
==Etymology== The origin of the town's name is unclear. Local legend claims the name comes from a cruel nobleman who, while beating a serf, repeatedly shouted "Duok kiškį!" ("Give the rabbit!") after the serf hunted one. The serf died, and the place was later named Duokiškis. In other languages the town's name is translated as: .