Kalviai | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°01′59″N 24°49′30″E / 54.03306°N 24.82500°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Alytus County |
Municipality | Varėna |
Eldership | Kaniavos (Kaniava) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 35 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
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Kalviai is a village in Kaniavos eldership , 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]
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]