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Šklėriai (Varėna)

Coordinates: 53°58′40″N 24°14′20″E / 53.97778°N 24.23889°E / 53.97778; 24.23889
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Šklėriai
Village
Šklėriai is located in Varėna District Municipality
Šklėriai
Šklėriai
Šklėriai is located in Lithuania
Šklėriai
Šklėriai
Coordinates: 53°58′40″N 24°14′20″E / 53.97778°N 24.23889°E / 53.97778; 24.23889
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna district municipality
EldershipMarcinkonys eldership
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total30
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šklėriai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania.

Šklėriai village is located c. 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Druskininkai, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Marcinkonys, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Margionys (the nearest settlement) and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Belarusian border.

Etymology

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The name Šklėriai comes from a word Lithuanian: šklė̃rius (borrowing from Polish: szklarz, Belarusian: шкляр) 'a glazier'.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 58. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.