Kalviai (Varėna)

Kalviai
Village
Interactive map of Kalviai
Kalviai is located in Varėna District Municipality
Kalviai
Kalviai
Location in Varėna district municipality
Kalviai is located in Lithuania
Kalviai
Kalviai
Kalviai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 54°01′59″N 24°49′30″E / 54.03306°N 24.82500°E / 54.03306; 24.82500
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipKaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
35
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kalviai 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 68 people. At the 2011 census, the population was 47.

Etymology

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').

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Population by locality". Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 2011 Population and Housing Census
  3. ↑ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 27. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.