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Puvočiai is a village in Marcinkonys Eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 71 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 57.[1]
Puvočiai | |
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Village | |
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  Puvočiai Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania  | |
| Coordinates: 54°07′N 24°18′E / 54.117°N 24.300°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Eldership | Marcinkonys |
| Population (2021 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Puvočiai village is located c. 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Varėna, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Druskininkai, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Trasninkas (the nearest settlement).
Etymology
editThe name Puvočiai (known as Polish: Puchacze, Puhacze, Russian: Пугачи, romanized: Pugachi in earlier written sources) comes a popular Dzūkian personal name Pugãčius, Pugačiáuskas, Pugačáuskas which originates from Slavic names Пугач (it means 'a horned owl'). The current form Puvočiai sounds as made from Lithuanian: pūti 'to rot' because of paronymic attraction.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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. 51. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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