Dokshytsy

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.

In 1793, Dokshitsy was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Second Partition of Poland and incorporated into the Minsk Governorate; in 1795 it was briefly made a city before losing a portion of its territory and reverting to village status two years later. During the War of 1812 it was overrun and destroyed by the French.

In 1897 the population was 2,762 which by 1925 had grown to approximately 3,000 souls.Encyclopaedia Judaica, Volume 6, page 154, Jerusalem, 1971.

From 1921 until 1939, Dokshytsy (Dokszyce) was part of the Second Polish Republic. In the 1921 census, 48.7% people declared Jewish nationality, 37.3% declared Polish nationality, 11.8% declared Belarusian nationality, and 1.4% declared Tatar nationality.{{cite book|author=|title=Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II|year=1923|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Główny Urząd Statystyczny|page=20}}

On 17 September 1939, Dokshytsy was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR.

From 9 July 1941 until 2 July 1944, Dokshytsy was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland. The Germans destroyed the town and set up a military garrison.

Jews of the city were gathered in a ghetto on 30 September 1941. Its border ran from the bridge to Głeboker Street, to the front side of the synagogue courtyard, then down Polotsker Street to Garden’s Beer Hall and the Berezena River, then included the market place up to the side of the synagogue courtyard. It was surrounded by boards, fences, and barbed wire and guarded by the local police. The resettlement took place on November 30, 1941, on a bitterly cold and snowy day. The town’s 3,000 Jews were given only half an hour to assemble on the marketplace with all their belongings. The authorities then gave them only three hours to move into the ghetto. Much of their property, including livestock, was confiscated or stolen by the local police during the resettlement. The ghetto area was very overcrowded— between three and four families had to share a single dwelling. However, some of the houses vacated by Jews outside stood empty, due to the high proportion of Jews in the town. In April 1942, hundreds of young people were sent from the ghetto to a labor camp in Glambukia. During this period an underground organization was established in the ghetto, headed by Joseph Shapira.

On 29 May 1942, 2600 Jews were executed on a site outside the city.{{Cite web|url=http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/dokshitsy-vitebsk-belarus.383|title = Yahad - in Unum}}

On 2 July 1944, Dokshytsy was re-occupied by the Red Army, and finally annexed from Poland the following year. The town resumed its status as a part of the Byelorussian SSR. Since 1991, it has belonged to the independent Republic of Belarus.

After World War 2 the Jewish community was never re-established.

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| location = Dokshytsy (1991–2020)

| Jan record high C = 3.8

| Feb record high C = 4.5

| Mar record high C = 11.5

| Apr record high C = 21.7

| May record high C = 26.3

| Jun record high C = 28.5

| Jul record high C = 30.0

| Aug record high C = 29.5

| Sep record high C = 24.7

| Oct record high C = 17.7

| Nov record high C = 10.2

| Dec record high C = 5.3

| year record high C =

| Jan high C = -2.5

| Feb high C = -1.6

| Mar high C = 3.5

| Apr high C = 11.9

| May high C = 18.0

| Jun high C = 21.5

| Jul high C = 23.5

| Aug high C = 22.5

| Sep high C = 16.8

| Oct high C = 9.6

| Nov high C = 3.1

| Dec high C = -1.0

| year high C = 10.4

| Jan mean C = -4.7

| Feb mean C = -4.4

| Mar mean C = -0.3

| Apr mean C = 6.7

| May mean C = 12.5

| Jun mean C = 16.2

| Jul mean C = 18.2

| Aug mean C = 17.0

| Sep mean C = 11.8

| Oct mean C = 6.1

| Nov mean C = 1.0

| Dec mean C = -2.9

| year mean C = 6.4

| Jan low C = -6.9

| Feb low C = -7.1

| Mar low C = -3.6

| Apr low C = 2.0

| May low C = 6.8

| Jun low C = 10.6

| Jul low C = 12.7

| Aug low C = 11.7

| Sep low C = 7.6

| Oct low C = 3.3

| Nov low C = -0.8

| Dec low C = -4.7

| year low C = 2.6

| Jan record low C = -20.9

| Feb record low C = -19.8

| Mar record low C = -13.7

| Apr record low C = -4.8

| May record low C = -0.5

| Jun record low C = 4.0

| Jul record low C = 7.4

| Aug record low C = 5.2

| Sep record low C = 0.5

| Oct record low C = -4.8

| Nov record low C = -10.0

| Dec record low C = -14.9

| year record low C = -20.9

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| Jan precipitation mm = 25.9

| Feb precipitation mm = 24.4

| Mar precipitation mm = 23.7

| Apr precipitation mm = 23.5

| May precipitation mm = 35.8

| Jun precipitation mm = 43.9

| Jul precipitation mm = 50.6

| Aug precipitation mm = 42.4

| Sep precipitation mm = 33.5

| Oct precipitation mm = 35.7

| Nov precipitation mm = 29.2

| Dec precipitation mm = 28.1

| year precipitation mm = 396.7

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 8.4

| Feb precipitation days = 8.3

| Mar precipitation days = 7.2

| Apr precipitation days = 6.1

| May precipitation days = 8.2

| Jun precipitation days = 8.7

| Jul precipitation days = 8.8

| Aug precipitation days = 8.0

| Sep precipitation days = 7.3

| Oct precipitation days = 9.1

| Nov precipitation days = 8.1

| Dec precipitation days = 8.9

| year precipitation days = 97.1

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Dokšycy. Докшыцы (2008).jpg|City center

Dokšycy._Докшыцы_(4.06.2008).jpg|Church of the Intercession of Our Lady in Dokšycy

Dokshytsy ghetto 2a.jpg|Memorial for prosecuted Dokshytsy ghetto Jews

Dokšycy. Докшыцы (06.2008).jpg|Dokshytsy art school

Dokšycy, Barysaŭskaja. Докшыцы, Барысаўская (1930-39).jpg|Dokshytsy Magistrat

Dokšycy. Докшыцы (1919-39).jpg|Parade

Dokšycy, Biarezina. Докшыцы, Бярэзіна (1931).jpg|Bridge over Berezina river

Dokšycy. Докшыцы (A. Adam, 18.07.1812) (2).jpg|Dokshytsy in 1812

Dokšycy, Trajecki. Докшыцы, Траецкі (1914) (2).jpg|Non existent catholic church of the Holy Trinity in Dokshytsy

Dokšycy, Połackaja, Bahasłoŭskaja. Докшыцы, Полацкая, Багаслоўская (1942).jpg|Orthodox church

Dokšyckaja synagoga. Докшыцкая сынагога (1919-39).jpg|Synagogue

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