Ūta is a village in ,
VarÄ—na district municipality
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,
Alytus County
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, southeastern
Lithuania
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. According to the
2001 census, the village had a population of 25 people.
[ At the 2011 census, the population was 11.]
Etymology
The name ''Ūta'' comes from the word (a borrowing from or ) and means 'a smelting place, a pitch making place'.
References
Villages in VarÄ—na District Municipality
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