Merkinė
Merkinė 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.
- Town with about 1,230 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (370 feet)
- …is also known as “Merkinės”
- Description: small town in Alytus County, Lithuania
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Assumption, Merkinė and Merkinė hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maksimonys and Jonionys.
Jonionys
Jonionys is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania.
Merkinė
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Latitude
54.1613° or 54° 9′ 41″ north
Longitude
24.1831° or 24° 10′ 59″ east
Open location code
9G66556M+G6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yiddish—“Merkinė” goes by many names.
MerkineAzerbaijani
МерачBelarusian
МяркінеBelarusian
МяркінэBelarusian
MerkinėCatalan
梅爾京Chinese
MerkinėDanish
MerkinėDutch
MerkinėEstonian
MerkinėFinnish
מרקינהHebrew
MerkinėIrish
MerkinėItalian
MerķineLatvian
MerkinėLithuanian
مرکینهPersian
MereczPolish
МеречьRussian
МеркинеRussian
МяркинеRussian
MerkėnėSamogitian
MerkinėSlovenian
MerkinėSwedish
МеркінеUkrainian
МяркінєUkrainian
میرکینےUrdu
מעריטשYiddish
מערעטשYiddish
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Localities in the Area
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Dzūkija: Highlights
Learn more about Vilnius and Alytus.
