Marcinkonys Eldership

Marcinkonys Eldership

Marcinkonių seniūnija
Marcinkonys Eldership Marcinkonių seniūnija
Eldership
	Ūla River near Mančiagirė village
	Location of Marcinkonys Eldership
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna District Municipality
Administrative centre	Marcinkonys
Area
• Total	565 km2 (218 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,389
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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

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 , 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.

Rivers: Merkys, Ūla, , .
Lakes and ponds: Lavysas, , , .
Marshes: Čepkeliai Marsh
Forests: Dainava Forest.
Protected areas: 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 .
Folk theather 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 2011 census):^[2]

Locality	Status	Total	Male	Female
Ašašninkai	K	43	19	24
	K	1	0	1
Darželiai	K	63	25	38
Daržinėlės	K	22	9	13
[lt]	K	7	4	3
Dubininkas	K	4	3	1
Grybaulia	K	26	16	10
Kabeliai	K	168	83	85
Kapiniškiai	K	40	19	21
	K	14	5	9
	K	2	1	1
Mančiagirė	K	15	10	5
Marcinkonys	K	640	310	330
	K	26	10	16
Margionys	K	58	30	28
Musteika	K	61	25	36
	K	9	5	4
	K	0	0	0
	K	0	0	0
	K	57	31	26
	K	1	1	0
Senovė	K	7	1	6
Šklėriai	K	41	24	17
Trakiškiai	K	7	2	5
	K	4	2	2
Zervynos	K	47	25	22
Žiūrai	K	26	11	15

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Marcinkonių seniūnija". Varėnos rajono savivaldybė. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
^ ^a ^b "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[var-1] "Marcinkonių seniūnija". Varėnos rajono savivaldybė. Retrieved 2021-04-25.

[census-2] "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.

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