Giraitė | |
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Village | |
  Giraitė Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania  | |
| Coordinates: 54°16′26″N 24°39′32″E / 54.27389°N 24.65889°E | |
| Country | 
Lithuania |
| County |
Alytus |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Eldership | Matuizų |
| Population (2011 Census)
[1] | |
| • Total | 61 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Giraitė is a village in Matuizų eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 Census, the population was 61, [1] down from 89 at the 2001 census. [2]
Etymology
The name Giraitė comes from a word Lithuanian: giraitė 'a little grove'. [3]
References
- ^ 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. 21. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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