Marcinkonys Eldership Explained

Official Name:	Marcinkonys Eldership
Native Name:	Marcinkonių seniūnija
Native Name Lang:	lt
Settlement Type:	Eldership
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:	Dzūkija
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Alytus County
Subdivision Type3:	Municipality
Subdivision Name3:	Varėna District Municipality
Seat Type:	Administrative centre
Seat:	Marcinkonys
Area Total Km2:	565
Population Total:	1021
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population As Of:	2021
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3

Marcinkonys Eldership (Lithuanian: Marcinkonių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the south western part of Varėna District Municipality.

Geography

Marcinkonys Eldership is mostly covered by the Dainava Forest and it is the second most sparsely populated and largest eldership in Lithuania (by area comparable to Kazlų Rūda Municipality). It is in the Dainava Plain, undulated with massifs of continental dunes. The Čepkeliai Marsh is located at its southern part. Most of the eldership is inside the Dzūkija National Park.

Rivers: Merkys, Ūla, Grūda, Skroblus.
Lakes and ponds: Lavysas, Grūda Lake, Kastinis, Trikampis.
Marshes: Čepkeliai Marsh
Forests: Dainava Forest.
Protected areas: Dzūkija National Park, Čepkeliai Nature Reserve.

Places of interest

Wooden Catholic churches in Marcinkonys and Kabeliai villages
Dzūkian Etnographical Museum in Marcinkonys
Dzūkian Traditional Beekeeping Museum in Musteika
Etnographical villages of Musteika, Margionys, Dubininkas, Zervynos, Mardasavas.
Gražina Didelytė gallery "Andeinė" in Rudnia.
Folk theater in Margionys.
Old beekeeping hollows in pine trees (dravės).
'Lietuvio' lime tree in Margionys.
Skroblus river source "Woman's Garden" (Bobos Daržas) in Margionys.
Ūla river cliffs between Zervynos and Mančiagirė.
The source "Ūla Eye" (Ūlos akis) nearby Mančiagirė.

Populated places

Following settlements are located in the Marcinkonys Eldership (as for the 2021 census):^[1]

Status	Total	Male	Female
K	27	12	15
K	39	17	22
K	19	11	8
K	7	4	3
K	4	-	-
K	15	7	8
K	122	56	66
K	16	8	8
K	7	-	-
K	5	-	-
K	9	6	3
K	493	235	258
K	31	17	14
K	39	21	18
K	36	18	18
K	3	-	-
K	50	23	27
K	4	-	-
K	30	17	13
K	6	-	-
K	36	14	22
K	18	7	11

Notes and References

https://osp.stat.gov.lt/lt/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?hash=d29f7ead-91fc-4259-94b6-b0ef3f7dc870#/

Status	Total	Male	Female
K	27	12	15
K	39	17	22
K	19	11	8
K	7	4	3
K	4	-	-
K	15	7	8
K	122	56	66
K	16	8	8
K	7	-	-
K	5	-	-
K	9	6	3
K	493	235	258
K	31	17	14
K	39	21	18
K	36	18	18
K	3	-	-
K	50	23	27
K	4	-	-
K	30	17	13
K	6	-	-
K	36	14	22
K	18	7	11

Status	Total	Male	Female
K	27	12	15
K	39	17	22
K	19	11	8
K	7	4	3
K	4	-	-
K	15	7	8
K	122	56	66
K	16	8	8
K	7	-	-
K	5	-	-
K	9	6	3
K	493	235	258
K	31	17	14
K	39	21	18
K	36	18	18
K	3	-	-
K	50	23	27
K	4	-	-
K	30	17	13
K	6	-	-
K	36	14	22
K	18	7	11

Status	Total	Male	Female
K	27	12	15
K	39	17	22
K	19	11	8
K	7	4	3
K	4	-	-
K	15	7	8
K	122	56	66
K	16	8	8
K	7	-	-
K	5	-	-
K	9	6	3
K	493	235	258
K	31	17	14
K	39	21	18
K	36	18	18
K	3	-	-
K	50	23	27
K	4	-	-
K	30	17	13
K	6	-	-
K	36	14	22
K	18	7	11