Dubingiai

Dubingiai () is a town in Molėtai district in Lithuania. It is situated near Lake Asveja, the longest lake in the country. The town has 208 inhabitants as of 2017.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Dubingiai
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Lithuania
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Dubingiai
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: Dubingiuherbas.png
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Dubingiai_Church.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: The church in Dubingiai
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Ethnographic region
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Aukštaitija

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Dubingiai () is a town in Molėtai district in Lithuania. It is situated near Lake Asveja, the longest lake in the country. The town has 208 inhabitants as of 2017.

==History== thumb|left|Ruins of Dubingiai Castle The settlement was first mentioned in 1334, when Teutonic knights razed terra Dubingam during one of their raids. Other raids took place in 1373 and 1375. During the reign of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great the town became an important place in that part of Lithuania. In 1415 Vytautas ordered the building of a new masonry castle.