Margionys is a

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in Dzukija National Park,

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, located south-west of

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, 115 km away from

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, 50 km away from

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and at the hand's reach from

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. 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 shrank, 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 , , in earlier written sources) comes from a personal name ''Margẽvičius'' or ''Márgis'' which may be from . This word either means 'a speckled one' or ''margas'' ('

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'). The prior village name was Skroblininkai which was granted according the name of the stream.

References

Villages in Alytus County Varėna District Municipality {{Varėna-geo-stub