Šklėriai (Varėna) Explained

Official Name:Šklėriai
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Varėna District Municipality#Lithuania
Pushpin Map-Caption:Location in Lithuania
Coordinates:53.9778°N 24.2389°W
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Alytus County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Varėna district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Marcinkonys eldership
Population As Of:2021[1]
Population Total:30
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Šklėriai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania.

Šklėriai village is located c. from Druskininkai, from Marcinkonys, from Margionys (the nearest settlement) and from the Belarusian border.

Etymology

The name Šklėriai comes from a word Lithuanian: šklė̃rius (borrowing from Polish: szklarz, Belarusian: шкляр) 'a glazier'.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE. XLSX. Osp.stat.gov.lt. 17 July 2022.
  2. Book: Šimkus , Šarūnas . 2023 . Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas . Vilnius . Liutauras Leščinskas . 58 . 978-609-447-388-3. Lithuanian.