Katra, Lithuania
Katra | |
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Village | |
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  Katra Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania  | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′20″N 24°34′08″E / 53.98889°N 24.56889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Eldership | Kaniavos (Kaniava) |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 16 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Katra is a village in Kaniavos eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 35 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 19.[3]
Katra village is located c. 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Varėna, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Marcinkonys, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Paramėlis (the nearest settlement), 100 metres (330 ft) from the Belarusian border.
Etymology
The name Katra comes from the name of the Katra River.[4]
References
- ^ "Rodiklių duomenų bazė - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by locality". web.stat.gov.lt. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 29. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
