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{{Short description|County of Lithuania}}
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| area_total_km2 = 5,425
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'''Alytus County''' ({{lang-lt|Alytaus apskritis}}) is one of ten [[counties of Lithuania|counties]] in [[Lithuania]]. It is the southernmost county, and its [[Capital (political)|capital]] is the city of [[Alytus]]. Its territory lies within the [[Regions of Lithuania|ethnographic region]] of [[Dzūkija]]. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936|publisher=Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=21 August 2011}}</ref> and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
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It borders the [[Vilnius County]] in the east, [[Marijampolė County]] and [[Kaunas County]] in the north, [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]] of [[Poland]] in the west, and [[Grodno Region]] of [[Belarus]] in the south.
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'''Alytus County''' ({{lang-lt|Alytaus apskritis}}) is one of ten [[counties of Lithuania|counties]] in [[Lithuania]]. It is the southernmost county, and its [[Capital (political)|capital]] is the city of [[Alytus]]. Its territory lies within the [[Regions of Lithuania|ethnographic region]] of [[Dzūkija]]. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936|publisher=Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania|accessdate=21 August 2011}}</ref> and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.


==Municipalities==
==Municipalities==
Alytus County has 5 constituent municipalities:
The municipalities in Alytus County are:
{|
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* [[Alytus City Municipality]]
|-
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* [[Alytus District Municipality]]
|[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Alytus_(Lithuania).svg|40px]]
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* [[Druskininkai Municipality]]
* [[Lazdijai District Municipality]]
|[[Alytus City Municipality]]
|-
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* [[Varėna District Municipality]]
|[[File:Alytus_district_COA.svg|40px]]
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|[[Alytus District Municipality]]
|-
|[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Druskininkai_(Lithuania).svg|40px]]
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|[[Druskininkai Municipality]]
|-
|[[File:Lazdijai COA.svg|40px]]
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|[[Lazdijai District Municipality]]
|-
|[[File:Varėna COA.svg|40px]]
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|[[Varėna District Municipality]]
|}


==Geography==
==Geography==
The town of [[Druskininkai]], a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is [[Grūtas Park]], also known as ''Stalin World'', a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[theme park]]. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.
The town of [[Druskininkai]], a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is [[Grūtas Park]], also known as ''Stalin World'', a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[theme park]]. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.

==Cities==
[[File:Alytus, kolegija.JPG|thumb|[[Alytus]], capital and largest city of the county]]
#[[Alytus]]
#[[Druskininkai]]
#[[Varėna]]
#[[Lazdijai]]
#[[Simnas]]
#[[Veisiejai]]
#[[Daugai]]


==Population by municipality==
==Population by municipality==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ 2011 Census<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web|url=http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Population_by_locality.xls |title=Population by locality |format=[[Microsoft Excel#File formats|XLS]] |work=2011 Population and Housing Census |publisher=Statistics Lithuania |accessdate=10 September 2013 |quote=ward (''seniūnija'') |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922204407/http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Population_by_locality.xls |archivedate=22 September 2013 }}</ref>
|+ 2011 Census<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web|url=http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Population_by_locality.xls |title=Population by locality |format=[[Microsoft Excel#File formats|XLS]] |work=2011 Population and Housing Census |publisher=Statistics Lithuania |access-date=10 September 2013 |quote=ward (''seniūnija'') |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922204407/http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Population_by_locality.xls |archive-date=22 September 2013 }}</ref>
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! Locality !! &nbsp;Total&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Male&nbsp; !! Female
! Locality !! &nbsp;Total&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Male&nbsp; !! Female
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|style="text-align:left"| {{Interlanguage link multi|Vydenių ward|lt|3=Vydenių seniūnija}} (''seniūnija'') || {{formatnum:1385}} || {{formatnum:669}} || {{formatnum:716}}
|style="text-align:left"| {{Interlanguage link multi|Vydenių ward|lt|3=Vydenių seniūnija}} (''seniūnija'') || {{formatnum:1385}} || {{formatnum:669}} || {{formatnum:716}}
|}
|}

==Curiosities==
*[[Merkinė]] was one of the favorite holiday residences of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania [[Władysław IV Vasa]] who died there in 1648.
*[[Kapčiamiestis]] contains a monument and the grave of Polish and Lithuanian national heroine [[Emilia Plater]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
Church of Saint Marys Scapular in Druskininkai.jpg|Our Lady of the Scapular church in [[Druskininkai]]
Church of the Assumption in Merkinė, Lithuania in 2010.jpg|Church of the Assumption in [[Merkinė]]
Leipalingio dvaro rumai 2015 (3).JPG|[[Leipalingis Manor]]
Kosciol w Wiejsiejach Litwa 01.jpg|Saint George church in [[Veisiejai]]
E.PliaterytėsKapas.JPG|Grave of [[Emilia Plater]] in [[Kapčiamiestis]]
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/alytaus%20apskritis_socdemas_11_25.pdf Social and demographic characteristics of Alytus County]
* [http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/alytaus%20apskritis_socdemas_11_25.pdf Social and demographic characteristics of Alytus County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007195056/http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/alytaus%20apskritis_socdemas_11_25.pdf |date=2011-10-07 }}
* [http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/alytaus%20apskritis_ekonomika.pdf Economy of Alytus County]
* [http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/alytaus%20apskritis_ekonomika.pdf Economy of Alytus County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007195333/http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/alytaus%20apskritis_ekonomika.pdf |date=2011-10-07 }}
* [http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/Aplinka_Alytaus_aps_EN.pdf Environment of Alytus County]
* [http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/Aplinka_Alytaus_aps_EN.pdf Environment of Alytus County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007195455/http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/pdf/Aplinka_Alytaus_aps_EN.pdf |date=2011-10-07 }}


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Latest revision as of 06:43, 10 July 2024

Alytus county
Alytaus apskritis
County
Druskininkai, spa Town in Alytus County
Druskininkai, spa Town in Alytus County
Flag of Alytus county
Flag
Coat of arms of Alytus county
Coat of arms
Location of Alytus county
Location of Alytus county
Coordinates: = 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E / 54.38694; 24.04333
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreAlytus
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total5,418 km2 (2,092 sq mi)
 (8.3% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
 • Total134,070
 • Rank7th of 10 (5.2% of the population of Lithuania)
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • Total€1.8 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-AL
HDI (2021)0.841[2]
very high · 7th
Map

Alytus County (Lithuanian: Alytaus apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region of Dzūkija. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[3] and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

It borders the Vilnius County in the east, Marijampolė County and Kaunas County in the north, Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland in the west, and Grodno Region of Belarus in the south.

Municipalities

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Alytus County has 5 constituent municipalities:

Alytus City Municipality
Alytus District Municipality
Druskininkai Municipality
Lazdijai District Municipality
Varėna District Municipality

Geography

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The town of Druskininkai, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park, also known as Stalin World, a Soviet theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.

Cities

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Alytus, capital and largest city of the county
  1. Alytus
  2. Druskininkai
  3. Varėna
  4. Lazdijai
  5. Simnas
  6. Veisiejai
  7. Daugai

Population by municipality

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2011 Census[4]
Locality  Total   Male  Female
Alytaus county 157,766 73,699 84,067
Alytaus c. mun. 59,964 27,794 32,170
Alytaus d. mun. 28,167 13,687 14,480
Alytaus ward [lt] (seniūnija) 4,505 2,205 2,300
Alovės ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,980 1,445 1,535
Butrimonių ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,098 1,027 1,071
Daugų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 3,230 1,528 1,702
Krokialaukio ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,148 1,018 1,130
Miroslavo ward [lt] (seniūnija) 3,235 1,570 1,665
Nemunaičio ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,248 625 623
Pivašiūnų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,653 797 856
Punios ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,271 1,142 1,129
Raitininkų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 919 448 471
Simno ward [lt] (seniūnija) 3,880 1,882 1,998
Druskininkų mun. 21,803 9,692 12,111
Leipalingio ward [lt] (seniūnija) 3,368 1,607 1,761
Viečiūnų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 3,671 1,727 1,944
Lazdijų d. mun. 22,455 10,610 11,845
Būdviečio ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,061 503 558
Kapčiamiesčio ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,069 506 563
Krosnos ward [lt] (seniūnija) 918 449 469
Kučiūnų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 805 405 400
Lazdijų miesto ward [lt] (seniūnija) 4,531 2,122 2,409
Lazdijų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,538 1,193 1,345
Noragėlių ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,018 486 532
Seirijų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,174 1,016 1,158
Šeštokų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,674 771 903
Šlavantų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 590 283 307
Šventežerio ward [lt] (seniūnija) 919 448 471
Teizų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,361 644 717
Veisiejų miesto ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,430 661 769
Veisiejų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,367 1,123 1,244
Varėnos d. mun. 25,377 11,916 13,461
Jakėnų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,202 586 616
Kaniavos ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,390 660 730
Marcinkonių ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,389 671 718
Matuizų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 2,229 1,084 1,145
Merkinės ward [lt] (seniūnija) 3,222 1,514 1,708
Valkininkų ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,932 915 1,017
Varėnos ward [lt] (seniūnija) 12,628 5,817 6,811
Vydenių ward [lt] (seniūnija) 1,385 669 716

Curiosities

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References

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  1. ^ "BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2022 M." osp.stat.gov.lt.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. ward (seniūnija)
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