Dokshytsy
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Dokshytsy or Dokshitsy is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dokshytsy District. It is located approximately southwest of Vitebsk and one kilometer from the source of the Berezina River. Its population in 2010 was 6,600. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,601. The town has a significant Chassidic history.
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- Town
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- In the center of town
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- 150
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- Dokshytsy
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- Belarus
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- Vitebsk Region
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- Dokshytsy District
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Dokshytsy or Dokshitsy is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dokshytsy District. It is located approximately southwest of Vitebsk and one kilometer from the source of the Berezina River. Its population in 2010 was 6,600. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,601. The town has a significant Chassidic history.
==History== The town is first mentioned in a document of Grand Duke Vytautas dated 1407 which refers to tributaries called doxyczahe. Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Dokshytsy was part of Minsk Voivodeship.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dokshytsy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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