Dzūkija

Dzūkija or Dainava is one of the five "cultural regions" of , in the south of the country bordering Belarus. This region is ill-defined, so on these pages it's taken as Vilnius city and county plus Alytus county.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Vilnius and Alytus.

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is the capital and largest city of . It has a beautiful baroque Old Town, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and excellent tourist facilities in all price ranges.

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is a city in Dzūkija or Dainava Region of southern Lithuania. It has an old core but is mostly modern and industrial, and you'd probably only visit if you were in the refrigerator business. In 2023 had a population of 53,514.

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is a city in the Dzūkija region of Lithuania, 28 km west of the capital . It's on the shores of Lake Galvė and its star attraction is the Island Castle - this and the Peninsula Castle are from the 14th century, when the capital moved here and was fortified against attack.

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is a town in Dzūkija, the southern region of Lithuania, with a population of 13,170 in 2023. It's a spa town with very salty spring waters.

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is a town in Dzūkija the southern region of Lithuania. It's on the banks of Lake Didžiulis and is a holiday resort, with a population in 2020 of 928.

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is a village in Dzūkija, the southern region of Lithuania, with a population just under 1000 in 2021. It stands on the navigable River Merkys, once guarded by a wooden castle.

Dzūkija

Latitude of center
54.5402° or 54° 32′ 25″ north
Longitude of center
24.7412° or 24° 44′ 28″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q510870
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Dzūkija” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Dzūkija”
  • Albanian: “Dzūkija”
  • Aragonese: “Dzūkija”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dzukiya”
  • Belarusian: “Дзукія”
  • Breton: “Dzūkija”
  • Catalan: “Dzūkija”
  • Chinese: “祖基亞”
  • Danish: “Dzukija”
  • Danish: “Dzūkija”
  • Dutch: “Dzukija”
  • Dutch: “Dzūkija”
  • Esperanto: “Dainava”
  • Esperanto: “Dzūkija”
  • Esperanto: “Dzukio”
  • French: “Dzukija”
  • French: “Dzūkija”
  • Georgian: “ძუკია”
  • German: “Dzūkija”
  • Hebrew: “דזוקיה”
  • Indonesian: “Dainava”
  • Indonesian: “Dzūkija”
  • Italian: “Dainava”
  • Italian: “Dzukija”
  • Italian: “Dzūkija”
  • Japanese: “ズーキヤ”
  • Japanese: “ズキヤ”
  • Korean: “주키야”
  • Latvian: “Dzūkija”
  • Lithuanian: “Dzūkija”
  • Low German: “Dzukija”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dzūkija”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dainava”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dzukija”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dzūkija”
  • Norwegian: “Dzūkija”
  • Persian: “زوکیا”
  • Polish: “Dzukia”
  • Polish: “Dzukija”
  • Polish: “Dzūkija”
  • Russian: “Дзукия”
  • Samogitian: “Dzūkėjė”
  • Turkish: “Dzūkija”
  • Ukrainian: “Дзукія”
  • Urdu: “زوکیئا”
  • Venetian: “Dzūkija”
  • “Dzūkėjė”

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