Senovė (Varėna) Explained

Official Name:Senovė
Settlement Type:Village
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:4
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Senovė is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village has a population of 4 people.[1]

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

Etymology

The name Senovė comes from a Lithuanian: senóvė with a meaning 'a long ago fertilized field' (instead of much popular meaning 'ancient times').[2]

References

53.9542°N 24.2386°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). lt. May 5, 2010.
  2. Book: Šimkus , Šarūnas . 2023 . Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas . Vilnius . Liutauras Leščinskas . 54 . 978-609-447-388-3. Lithuanian.