Kabeliai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 168 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 53°57′11″N 24°17′49″E / 53.95306°N 24.29694°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna district municipality |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 122 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 258 people, among whom 240 were Roman Catholic, 4 Orthodox, and 14 Mosaic. At the same time, 8 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 1 Belarusian, 14 Jewish and 235 Lithuanian. There were 44 residential buildings in the village.[2]
In the years 1921-1945 the village was within the borders of Poland.
Kabeliai village is located c. 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Druskininkai, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Marcinkonys, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Ašašninkai (the nearest settlement) and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Belarusian border.
Demographics
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Etymology
editThe name Kabeliai is of unclear origin. It may be from a Lithuanian personal name Kabẽlis which is known only from Panevėžys region and possibly comes from a word Lithuanian: kabelis ('a hang, a crook, a gaff'). Otherwise, it could be from Slavic personal names Polish: Kabel, Kobiel, Kobel, Kobil, Belarusian: Кобель which descent from Belarusian: кабель, кобель 'a male wolf, a male dog, a womaniser'. It could be directly from this word as it is said that Kabeliai was a hunting dog breeding place. Finally, Belarusian: кобялка, Polish: kobiałka mean 'a basket', so it could mean 'a basket weathers' place'.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2001 census" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 31.
- ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 26. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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