Panočiai

Panočiai
Village
Panočiai Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°07′08″N 24°45′50″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus
Municipality	Varėna
Eldership	Kaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population  (2011 Census)[1]
• Total	284
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Panočiai (formerly Polish: Ponacza, Russian: Понача) is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 320 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 284.[1]

Etymology

The name Panočiai comes from the name of the Nočia River (i. e. means 'a place by the Nočia').[3]

References

1. "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
2. "Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
3. Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 47. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.