Katra, Lithuania

Coordinates: 53°59′20″N 24°34′08″E / 53.98889°N 24.56889°E / 53.98889; 24.56889
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Katra
Village
Katra is located in Varėna District Municipality
Katra
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 / 53.98889; 24.56889
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipKaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total16
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Katra is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], 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[edit]

The name Katra comes from the name of the Katra River.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rodiklių duomenų bazė - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  4. ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 29. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.