Žilinai Explained

Official Name:Žilinai
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Varėna District Municipality
Pushpin Map:Lithuania Varėna District Municipality#Lithuania
Coordinates:54.3919°N 24.6361°W
Population Total:392
Population As Of:2011
Timezone1:EET
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Alytus
Subdivision Name2:Varėna
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Jakėnų
Postal Code:65417
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Žilinai is a village in Jakėnų eldership, Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. As of the 2011 census, the population was 392.[1]

History

In the 19th century, the settlement was the site of a manor and village. During the Soviet Lithuania era, it was the seat of the Žilinai District from 1950 to 1959 and was the site of a collective farm.[2]

Geography

The village is located in southeastern Lithuania, in the northern part of Varėna District Municipality. The nearest town is Onuškis, 11km (07miles) to the north. It lies 16.6km (10.3miles) north of the town of Varėna, the seat of the municipality. Vilnius is 53.2km (33.1miles) to the northeast. The surrounding landscape is made up of marshland, peat bog and forest, with several lakes also nearby, including Lake Lielukas, Lake Netečius, Lake Steginis, and Lake Juodikis.[3] [4]

Demographics

As of the census of 2011, there were 392 people, of which 46.9% were male and 53.1% female.

As of the census of 2001, there were 459 people, of which 47.3% were male and 52.7% female.[5]

Transportation

The village lies on the national road

K4724 (Onuškis – Žilinai – Puodžiai) with links north and south.[6]

Points of interest

Notes and References

  1. Book: Results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census of the Republic of Lithuania. Statistics Lithuania. 2013. 978-9955-797-18-0. Vilnius. 435. PDF. 931524220.
  2. Web site: Žilinai. 2019. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. lt. 2019-07-25.
  3. Web site: Distance calculator - Calculate the distance online!. www.distance.to. en-us. 2019-07-24.
  4. Web site: Žilinų kaimas, Varėnos rajonas - Adresai, gatvės, namai. Lietuvos adresų katalogas. lt. Žilinai village, Varėna municipality - Addresses, streets, houses. 2019-07-25.
  5. Book: Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai. 2002. 53. Statistics Lithuania. lt. Alytus county rural residential areas and their inhabitants. 9986-589-83-5. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922203005/http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Alytaus_apskritis.pdf. 22 September 2013. dead. 2010-05-05.
  6. Web site: Dėl Valstybinės reikšmės automobilių kelių sąrašo patvirtinimo. Register of Legal Acts. lt. Approval of the list of roads of national importance. 2019-07-25.