Mardasavas (Marcinkonys)
Mardasavas is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 26 people.
Mardasavas | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 54°09′04″N 24°19′01″E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 31 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mardasavas village is located c. 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Varėna, 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Druskininkai, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Puvočiai (the nearest settlement).
Etymology
The name Mardasavas comes from a personal name Lithuanian: Mardõsas, Mar̃dosa, Mardasas which correspondingly originates from Slavic personal names Belarusian: Мардас, Мордас, Маpдасевiч, Ukrainian: Мордас.[1]
References
- Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 37. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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