Merkinė
Merkinė is a hamlet in Merkinės sen., Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County and has about 17 residents. Merkinė is situated nearby to the village Dvaralaukis, as well as near Gudakiemis.- Type: Hamlet with 17 residents
- Description: village in Merkinė Eldership, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Merkine”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gudakiemis and Purpliai.
Gudakiemis
Village
Photo: VietovesLt, CC BY 3.0.
Gudakiemis is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 170 people.
Purpliai
Village
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Purpliai is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Merkinė.
Kurmiškė
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kurmiškė is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 10 people. Kurmiškė is situated 3 km northwest of Merkinė.
Merkinė
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Merkinės sen., Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.18415° or 54° 11′ 3″ northLongitude
24.25221° or 24° 15′ 8″ eastPopulation
17Elevation
134 metres (440 feet)Open location code
9G6657M2+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3664301173OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13433123Wikidata ID
Q13192857
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yiddish—“Merkinė” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Merkinė”
- German: “Merkinė”
- Irish: “Merkinė”
- Lithuanian: “Merkinė”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Merkinė (kaimas)”
- Polish: “Merecz”
- Samogitian: “Merkėnės vėinsuoda”
- Yiddish: “מערעטש”
- “Merkėnės vėinsuoda”
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