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Kalviai (Varėna)

Village in Alytus County, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kalviai is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 68 people.[1] At the 2011 census, the population was 47.[2]

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Kalviai
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Kalviai is located in Varėna District Municipality
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Kalviai
Location in Varėna district municipality
Kalviai is located in Lithuania
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Kalviai
Kalviai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 54°01′59″N 24°49′30″E
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipKaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
35
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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Etymology

It is unclear if Lithuanian name Kalviai or Slavic name Kowalki originated first, but both respectably mean 'smiths' (from Lithuanian: kalvis and Belarusian: коваль 'a smith').[3]

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