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Dūkštas Manor

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Located in the village of Dūkšteliai (Old Dūkštas), it is a state-protected architectural monument of national significance. It is 30 km from Ignalina, 3 km northwest of Dūkštas, in the Gražutė Regional Park, between two lakes: Parsvėtaitis and Persvėtas. To the west, it approaches the Old Dūkštas Hillfort. Established around 1862, the manor occupies 1.8 hectares. The entire manor complex consists of farm buildings, a paired barn, a carriage house-stable, a granary, a wooden farmhand house, and the manor house itself. The manor is mentioned in the 16th century as the property of the Giedraitis family. According to the first book of public affairs of the Lithuanian Metrica, on September 29, 1567, the Dūkštas Manor belonged to Zofija Devaltauskienė (Deltuvienė), widow of Stanislovas Devaltauskas. She married Vaitiekus Stabrovskis, the steward of Užventis and scribe of the Infanta, and thus the manor later passed to the Stabrovskis family. In 1573, the

Rudaminas bought the manor and owned it until 1813 when it passed to the Beganskis. The remaining manor house was started by the Rudaminas and completed by the Beganskis. Later, the manor became the property of the Daugėla family. In the first half of the 19th century, the manor was home to the famous painter and professor at Vilnius University, Jonas Rustemas. He died there and was buried in the manor cemetery, which was in the churchyard. The manor was frequently visited by the creator of the Philomath Society, poet, and geologist Tomas Zan, who often brought his friend Adam Mickiewicz (the park's linden alley is named after him). In 1901, the then-owner of the manor, Kazimieras Daugėla, had his daughter Teresa Daugėlaitė marry Tomas Zan (the younger). The Zans owned the manor until World War II, during which time it housed a rich collection of archaeological finds and antiquities. From 1939 to 1944, the manor was home to a Lower Agricultural School.

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