Krokšlys is a village in Kaniavos eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 78 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 50.[1]
Krokšlys | |
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Village | |
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  Krokšlys Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania  | |
| Coordinates: 54°02′10″N 24°37′30″E / 54.03611°N 24.62500°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Eldership | Kaniavos (Kaniava) |
| Population (2011 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Etymology edit
The village consists of two parts called Krokšlys and Šumas. Their both meaning is similar, only one name is Lithuanian (from kriokšlỹs 'a little waterfall', krokšlỹs, kriokšlỹs 'one who/which snores, crepitates') another is Belarussian (from шум 'a noise, murmur, tear'). Supposedly, it resonates a murmuring flow of the Ūla River.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 58. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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