Mockava Explained

Mockava
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mockava
Coordinates:54.3083°N 23.3056°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Suvalkija
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Marijampolė County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kalvarija Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Eldership
Subdivision Name4:Sangrūda Eldership
Population Total:59
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Mockava is a village in Lithuania six km from the border with Poland. The Mockava Railway Station is located northeast of Mockava in the village of Zelionka.

According to the 2011 census, the population of Mockava was 59.[1]

Transport

The Rail Baltica project runs through the area. A break-of-gauge facility at Mockava allows rolling stock to be exchanged between the European standard gauge,, and the gauge of former satellite states of the Soviet Union. To speed up though traffic, a track-gauge changing facility operates, which includes the SUW 2000 variable gauge axle system that allows fitted trains to pass through the break of gauge at walking pace.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 19, 2017.