Dysna ( pl, Dzisna) is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in

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. According to the 2011 census, it had 62 residents. It is located east of

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, near the border with

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. The village is situated on the right bank of the river Dysna, which gives the village its name. The village has a chapel, section of

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school, and public library. The nearby clay deposit is one of three largest in Lithuania and was used commercially in 1974–95. Augustinas Voldemaras house

The

n national and political activist and parliament member

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was born and lived in the village.

Gallery

Landscape in Dysna

File:Dysna village abandoned farm4.jpg, Abandoned food preparation hut File:Dysna village abandoned farm3.jpg, Abandoned farm. In the distance you can see the

ian farm with a water tower File:Dysna village abandoned farm.jpg, Soviet Period abandoned farm File:Belarus - Lithuania border landmark near Buchyany.jpg,

border landmark near Buchyany village in

File:Lithuanian border landmark No. 1636 (Dysna vill.).jpg, Lithuanian border landmark No. 1636 File:Dysna village abandoned farm2.jpg, Abandoned farm (2)

References

{{Utena County Ignalina District Municipality Villages in Utena County Sventsyansky Uyezd Wilno Voivodeship (1926–1939)