Senovė (Varėna)

Senovė
Village
Map
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
4
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Senovė is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village has a population of 4 people.[1]

Senovė village is located c. 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Druskininkai, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Marcinkonys, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Šklėriai (the nearest settlement), 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the Belarusian border.

Etymology

The name Senovė comes from a Lithuanian: senóvė with a meaning 'a long ago fertilized field' (instead of much popular meaning 'ancient times').[2]

References

  1. ^ "2021 census" (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  2. ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 54. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.

53°57′15″N 24°14′19″E / 53.95417°N 24.23861°E / 53.95417; 24.23861


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