Merkinė

Merkinė is a village in , 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.
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  • Type: Town with 1,230 residents
  • Description: small town in Alytus County, Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Merkinės”
Photo: Watas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Assumption, Merkinė and Merkinė hillfort.

Church
Photo: Juliux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maksimonys and Jonionys.

Village
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is a village in Varėna district municipality, in , in southeastern . According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 23 people.

Village
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is a village in Varėna district municipality, in , in southeastern . According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 66 people.

Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
is a village in Varėna district municipality, in , in southeastern . According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 10 people.

Merkinė

Latitude
54.1613° or 54° 9′ 41″ north
Longitude
24.1831° or 24° 10′ 59″ east
Population
1,230
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
Open location code
9G66556M+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 32441781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
597070
Wiki­data ID
Q1594489
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yiddish—“Merkinė” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Merkine”
  • Belarusian: “Мерач”
  • Belarusian: “Мяркіне”
  • Belarusian: “Мяркінэ”
  • Catalan: “Merkinė”
  • Chinese: “梅爾京”
  • Danish: “Merkinė”
  • Dutch: “Merkinė”
  • Estonian: “Merkinė”
  • Finnish: “Merkinė”
  • French: “Merkinė”
  • German: “Merkinė”
  • Hebrew: “מרקינה”
  • Irish: “Merkinė”
  • Italian: “Merkinė”
  • Latvian: “Merķine”
  • Lithuanian: “Merkinė”
  • Persian: “مرکینه”
  • Polish: “Merecz”
  • Russian: “Меречь”
  • Russian: “Меркине”
  • Russian: “Мяркине”
  • Samogitian: “Merkėnė”
  • Slovenian: “Merkinė”
  • Swedish: “Merkinė”
  • Ukrainian: “Меркіне”
  • Ukrainian: “Мяркінє”
  • Urdu: “میرکینے”
  • Yiddish: “מעריטש”
  • Yiddish: “מערעטש”
  • “Merkėnė”

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