Žiūrai (Varėna)
Žiūrai | |
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Village | |
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  Žiūrai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 54°08′43″N 24°24′17″E / 54.14528°N 24.40472°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna district municipality |
| Eldership | Marcinkonys eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Žiūrai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. It is situated on Ūla River. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 35 people.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name Žiūrai (in Dzūkian Žūrai, known as Polish: Żuraciszki, Russian: Журачишки in earlier written sources) may come from a personal names Žiūrỹs, Žiurà, Žiū̃ras but such aren't known in Southern Lithuania. Instead, there are popular personal names Žùras, Žuráulis, Žuraulià of Slavic origin (< Belarusian: Жуpавель from the same word meaning 'a crane').[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 55. ISBN 9986-589-83-5.
- ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 67. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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