Rudnia (Kaniava)
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  Rudnia Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania  | |
| Coordinates: 54°04′08″N 24°40′08″E / 54.06889°N 24.66889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Eldership | Kaniavos (Kaniava) |
| Population (2011 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 74 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rudnia is a village in Kaniavos eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 108 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 74.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name Rudnia comes from the word Lithuanian: rudnia (a borrowing from Belarusian: рудня) which means 'a bog iron smelter'.[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.
- ^ "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. 52. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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