Mardasavas (Marcinkonys) Explained

Official Name:Mardasavas
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Varėna District Municipality#Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Alytus County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Varėna
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:31
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:54.1511°N 24.3169°W

Mardasavas is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 26 people.

Mardasavas village is located c. from Varėna, from Druskininkai, from Puvočiai (the nearest settlement).

Etymology

The name Mardasavas comes from a personal name Lithuanian: Mardõsas, Mar̃dosa, Mardasas which correspondingly originates from Slavic personal names Belarusian: Мардас, Мордас, Маpдасевiч, Ukrainian: Мордас.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Šimkus , Šarūnas . 2023 . Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas . Vilnius . Liutauras Leščinskas . 37 . 978-609-447-388-3. Lithuanian.