Marcinkonys Eldership

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

Marcinkonys Eldership
Marcinkonių seniūnija
Eldership
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
[1]
 • 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

Marcinkonys Eldership is mostly covered by the Dainava Forest and it is one of the most sparsely populated and largest Lithuanian elderships.[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
  • 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

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

LocalityStatus Total  Male Female
AšašninkaiK271215
DarželiaiK391722
DaržinėlėsK19118
DubasK743
DubininkasK4--
GrybauliaK1578
KabeliaiK1225666
KapiniškiaiK1688
KašėtosK7--
LavysasK5--
MančiagirėK963
MarcinkonysK493235258
MardasavasK311714
MargionysK392118
MusteikaK361818
PaūliaiK3--
PuvočiaiK502327
SenovėK4--
ŠklėriaiK301713
TrakiškiaiK6--
ZervynosK361422
ŽiūraiK18711

References
  1. "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#/
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