Šklėriai (Varėna)
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Šklėriai | |
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Village | |
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  Šklėriai  Šklėriai | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′40″N 24°14′20″E / 53.97778°N 24.23889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna district municipality |
| Eldership | Marcinkonys eldership |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 30 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
The name Šklėriai comes from a word Lithuanian: šklė̃rius (borrowing from Polish: szklarz, Belarusian: шкляр) 'a glazier'.[2]
References
- ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 58. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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