Marcinkonys Eldership (Lithuanian: Marcinkonių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the south western part of Varėna District Municipality.

Marcinkonys Eldership
Marcinkonių seniūnija
Marcinkonys, the largest village in the eldership
Marcinkonys, the largest village in the eldership
Location of Marcinkonys Eldership
Location of Marcinkonys Eldership
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
County Alytus County
Municipality Varėna District Municipality
Administrative centreMarcinkonys
Area
 • Total565 km2 (218 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,021
 • Density1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitevarena.lt/seniunijos/marcinkoniu-seniunija/

Geography

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Marcinkonys Eldership is mostly covered by the Dainava Forest and it is the second most sparsely populated and largest eldership in Lithuania (by area comparable to Kazlų Rūda Municipality).[1] 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.

Places of interest

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  • 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.
  • Gražina Didelytė gallery "Andeinė" in Rudnia.
  • Folk theater in Margionys.
  • Old beekeeping hollows in pine trees (dravės).
  • 'Lietuvio' lime tree in Margionys.
  • Skroblus river source "Woman's Garden" (Bobos Daržas) in Margionys.
  • Ūla river cliffs between Zervynos and Mančiagirė.
  • The source "Ūla Eye" (Ūlos akis) nearby Mančiagirė.

Populated places

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Following settlements are located in the Marcinkonys Eldership (as for the 2021 census):[3]

Locality Status  Total   Male  Female
Ašašninkai K 27 12 15
Darželiai K 39 17 22
Daržinėlės K 19 11 8
Dubas K 7 4 3
Dubininkas K 4 - -
Grybaulia K 15 7 8
Kabeliai K 122 56 66
Kapiniškiai K 16 8 8
Kašėtos K 7 - -
Lavysas K 5 - -
Mančiagirė K 9 6 3
Marcinkonys K 493 235 258
Mardasavas K 31 17 14
Margionys K 39 21 18
Musteika K 36 18 18
Paūliai K 3 - -
Puvočiai K 50 23 27
Senovė K 4 - -
Šklėriai K 30 17 13
Trakiškiai K 6 - -
Zervynos K 36 14 22
Žiūrai K 18 7 11

References

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  1. ^ a b "Marcinkonių seniūnija". Varėnos rajono savivaldybė. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ "2021 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. ^ https://osp.stat.gov.lt/lt/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?hash=d29f7ead-91fc-4259-94b6-b0ef3f7dc870#/