Rudnia (Kaniava)

Village in Alytus, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rudnia 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 108 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 74.[1]

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Rudnia
Village
Rudnia is located in Varėna District Municipality
Rudnia
Rudnia
Location in Varėna district municipality
Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°04′08″N 24°40′08″E
Country Lithuania
County Alytus
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipKaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population
 (2011 Census)[1]
  Total
74
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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Etymology

The name Rudnia comes from the word Lithuanian: rudnia (a borrowing from Belarusian: рудня) which means 'a bog iron smelter'.[3]

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