Kalviai (Varėna)

Kalviai
Kalviai
Village
	Kalviai Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania Kalviai Kalviai (Lithuania)
	Coordinates: 54°01′59″N 24°49′30″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna
Eldership	Kaniavos (Kaniava)
Population (2021)
• Total	35
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kalviai is a village in Kaniavos eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 68 people.[1] At the 2011 census, the population was 47.[2]

Etymology

It is unclear if Lithuanian name Kalviai or Slavic name Kowalki originated first, but both respectably mean 'smiths' (from Lithuanian: kalvis and Belarusian: коваль 'a smith').[3]

References

"Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
"Population by locality". Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 2011 Population and Housing Census
Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 27. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.

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[1] "Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.

[2011_Census-2] "Population by locality". Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 2011 Population and Housing Census

[3] Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 27. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.