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Puvočiai | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°07′N 24°18′E / 54.117°N 24.300°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Alytus |
Municipality | Varėna |
Eldership | Marcinkonys |
Population (2021 Census)
[1] | |
• Total | 50 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Puvočiai is a village in Marcinkonys Eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 71 people. [2] At the 2011 census, the population was 57. [1]
Puvočiai village is located c. 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Varėna, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Druskininkai, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Trasninkas (the nearest settlement).
The name Puvočiai (known as Polish: Puchacze, Puhacze, Russian: Пугачи, romanized: Pugachi in earlier written sources) comes a popular Dzūkian personal name Pugãčius, Pugačiáuskas, Pugačáuskas which originates from Slavic names Пугач (it means 'a horned owl'). The current form Puvočiai sounds as made from Lithuanian: pūti 'to rot' because of paronymic attraction. [3]
You can help expand this article with text translated from
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Puvočiai | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°07′N 24°18′E / 54.117°N 24.300°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Alytus |
Municipality | Varėna |
Eldership | Marcinkonys |
Population (2021 Census)
[1] | |
• Total | 50 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Puvočiai is a village in Marcinkonys Eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 71 people. [2] At the 2011 census, the population was 57. [1]
Puvočiai village is located c. 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Varėna, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Druskininkai, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Trasninkas (the nearest settlement).
The name Puvočiai (known as Polish: Puchacze, Puhacze, Russian: Пугачи, romanized: Pugachi in earlier written sources) comes a popular Dzūkian personal name Pugãčius, Pugačiáuskas, Pugačáuskas which originates from Slavic names Пугач (it means 'a horned owl'). The current form Puvočiai sounds as made from Lithuanian: pūti 'to rot' because of paronymic attraction. [3]