Mardasavas (Marcinkonys)

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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
Village
Mardasavas is located in Varėna District Municipality
Mardasavas
Mardasavas
Mardasavas is located in Lithuania
Mardasavas
Mardasavas
Coordinates: 54°09′04″N 24°19′01″E / 54.15111°N 24.31694°E / 54.15111; 24.31694
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
Population
 (2021)
 • Total31
Time zoneUTC+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

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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

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  1. ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 37. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.