Dubas (Varėna)
Village in Lithuania
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Dubas is a village in Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 27 people.[2] In 1921–1945, the village was within the borders of the Second Polish Republic.
Dubas | |
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  Dubas Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′26″N 24°13′23″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna District Municipality |
| Elderships | Marcinkonys Eldership |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 7 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ašašninkai village is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Druskininkai, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Šklėriai (the nearest settlement), 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the border with Belarus.
Etymology
The name Dubas or Dūbas comes from the name of the nearby Dubas Lake. It is from a Lithuanian root dub- 'to sink, to sag' (as in words duobė 'a pit', duburys 'a waterhole'). The village is known as Polish: Wierchdubie-Morozik, Russian: Верхъ-Дубъ-Морозик in earlier sources. The part Wierchdubie means 'a place upon Dubas [lake]' and Morozik may be from a personal name of Slavic origin Lithuanian: Marõzas, Marõza, Belarusian: Mapoз, Маpoзаў, Маpoзька.[3]
