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Marcinkonys Eldership
Marcinkonys Eldership ( lt, Marcinkonių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the south western part of Varėna District Municipality. Geography Marcinkonys Eldership is mostly covered by the Dainava Forest and it is one of the most sparsely populated and largest Lithuanian elderships. It is in the Dainava Plain, undulated with massifs of continental dunes. The Čepkeliai Marsh is located at its southern part. Most of the eldership is inside the Dzūkija National Park. * Rivers: Merkys, Ūla, Grūda, Skroblus. * Lakes and ponds: Lavysas, Grūda Lake, Kastinis, Trikampis. * Marshes: Čepkeliai Marsh * Forests: Dainava Forest. * Protected areas: Dzūkija National Park, Čepkeliai Nature Reserve. Places of interest *Wooden Catholic churches in Marcinkonys and Kabeliai villages *Dzūkian Etnographical Museum in Marcinkonys *Dzūkian Traditional Beekeeping Museum in Musteika *Etnographical villages of Musteika, Margionys, Dubininkas, Zervynos, Mardasavas. *Gra� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elderships Of Lithuania
A ''seniūnija'' (in English: eldership, elderate, ward, parish, or subdistrict) is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania. An eldership may comprise a very small region consisting of few villages, one single town, or a part of a big city. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their location and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality. Šilainiai (Kaunas) and Dainava (Kaunas) are the most populous elderates, with population counts over , exceeding the population of some entire municipalities. Elderships manage small-scale local matters, such as repairing pavements and dirt roads, and keep records on all families living in the eldership. The premise of the concept is that - unlike in higher administrative divisions - an elder (the leader of the eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Modern Lithuania is divided into 10 counties, 60 municipalities, and 546 elderships. Elderships function as munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzūkija National Park
__NOTOC__ Dzūkija National Park - a national park in Dzūkija, Lithuania, was established in 1991 in order to preserve the pine forests, the landscape, and the villages of the region. The area encompasses 584.53 square kilometers on the banks of the Nemunas River. The park is the largest protected area in Lithuania. It belongs to both the Association of Baltic National Parks and the Federation of European National Parks. Features The park enjoys a more continental climate than other parts of the country. Its most distinctive landscapes are the mainland dune massifs located in Marcinkonys, Lynežeris, Grybaulia, and Šunupis. Settlements The administrative center of the park is in Marcinkonys and the other important town is Merkinė. The ethnographic village of Zervynos can be found within the park. See also * List of national parks in the Baltics This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Estonia There are 6 nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zervynos
Zervynos is an ethnographic village in the Varėna district, Lithuania. It is situated within the territory of the Dzūkija National Park near the Ūla River. The Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway runs through this village. Zervynos has 48 homesteads; 8 homesteads and 32 separate buildings are officially declared ethnographic monuments. The village was among the sites short-listed for nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Though the village is isolated by the Dainava Forest, it is a busy place during summer as tourists kayaking in the Ūla River pass through the settlement. Zervynos village is located c. from Varėna, from Marcinkonys, from Pauosupė (the nearest settlement). History Zervynos was first mentioned in written sources in 1742. However, 24 campsites, dating from the Stone and Iron Ages, show that people lived in the area for much longer time. Inhabitants were mostly fishers, hunters, gatherers of many of the forest's goods. In the 18th century, the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubininkas
Dubininkas is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania .... As of today, the village has no permanent residents. References Villages in Alytus County Varėna District Municipality {{Varėna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margionys
Margionys is a village in Dzukija National Park in Lithuania, located south-west of Marcinkonys. It is located 115 km away from Vilnius, 50 km away from Alytus and at the hand's reach from Druskininkai. Back in the year 1637, Margionys had 11 households. Number of households in the village increased to 44 by the year 1889, with a total population of 271 individuals at the time. After the plague and wars, the village shrunk, with only two families living in it in 1738. By 1959, the village again had 261 inhabitants. This number has decreased to 98 in 1998 and 81 in 2003. Etymology The name ''Margionys'' (known as pl, Morgiewicze, russian: Моргевичи, german: Morgjewitschi in earlier written sources) comes from a personal name ''Margẽvičius'' or ''Márgis'' which may be from lt, mar̃gis, márgis. This word either means 'a speckled one' or 'a morgen A morgen was a unit of measurement of land area in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musteika
Musteika is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village has a population of 36 people. Musteika village is located c. from Druskininkai, from Marcinkonys, from Kabeliai (the nearest settlement), from the Belarusian border. Location Musteika village is located c. from Druskininkai, from Marcinkonys, from Kabeliai (the nearest settlement), from the Belarusian border, amidst the Dainava Forest, by the Musteika Rivulet. The largest Lithuanian swamp the Čepkeliai Marsh begins to the East from Musteika. Musteika officially is the southernmost Lithuanian settlement (the uninhabited forested area with the southernmost point officially belongs to Musteika, although the southernmost inhabitable place is Ašašninkai). The village is located in the Dzūkija National Park. Its surroundings differ from common Dzūkish bright pine forests: there are more black alder, spruce, aspen forests and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavysas
Lavysas is a lake in southern Lithuania, Varena district, about south of Perloja and southwest of Varena, surrounded by the Dainava forest. The lake is long and has a width up to . The maximum depth is {{Cite web , title=žvejo gidas - viskas ką turi žinoti žvejas , url=https://zvejogidas.lt/ , access-date=2024-08-07 , website=zvejogidas.lt , language=en. The lake is of glacial origin, thermokarst, and forms an oval shape. The shores are sandy and covered with coniferous forests. The southern coast on the other hand is swampy. The lake collects the water from two streams, the Merkys The Merkys ( be, Мяркіс ''Miarkis'') is a river in southern Lithuania and northern Belarus. It flows for through Belarus, along the Belarusian–Lithuanian border, and through Lithuania before joining the Nemunas near Merkinė. Merkys ... and its tributary the Lavysa. It is located to the east of the village of Lavyso. Close to the lake are many campsites and rest houses. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
