Giraitė (Varėna)

Coordinates: 54°16′26″N 24°39′32″E / 54.27389°N 24.65889°E / 54.27389; 24.65889
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Giraitė
Village
Giraitė is located in Varėna District Municipality
Giraitė
Giraitė
Location in Varėna district municipality
Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°16′26″N 24°39′32″E / 54.27389°N 24.65889°E / 54.27389; 24.65889
Country Lithuania
County Alytus
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipMatuizų [lt]
Population
 (2011 Census)[1]
 • Total61
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Giraitė is a village in Matuizų eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 Census, the population was 61,[1] down from 89 at the 2001 census.[2]

Etymology[edit]

The name Giraitė comes from a word Lithuanian: giraitė 'a little grove'.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. 21. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.