Kalviai (Varėna)
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Kalviai is a village in
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]
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').[3]
References
- PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Population by locality". Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 2011 Population and Housing Census
- ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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