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| Country | |||
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija | ||
| County | Alytus County | ||
| Municipality | Varėna district municipality | ||
| Capital of | Varėna district municipality Varėna elderate |
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| First mentioned | 1377 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1946 | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 10,555 | ||
| - Rank | 38th | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Varėna is a city in Dzūkija, Lithuania. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Lithuania can be divided into historical and cultural regions (called Ethnographic regions Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The territory of Lithuania Alytus County (Lithuanian Alytaus apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> Municipalities of Lithuania Varėna district municipality is a Municipality in southern Lithuania, Alytus County. Magdeburg Rights (Magdeburger Recht or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted with In Lithuania there are 103 cities (in Lithuanian: singular – miestas Plural – miestai Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time Dzūkija (dzuːkɪˈjʌ or Dainava is one of five Ethnographic Regions of Lithuania. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the It was founded in 1862 near the railway Warsaw-Saint Petersburg. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River At that time it was a small settlement, but developed little by little and eventually became the center of the district in 1950. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
After the 1970s the town grew rapidly following industrialization. Currently there are 10,555 residents in Varėna. Varėna district is the largest and most forested region in Lithuania. Varėna district municipality is a Municipality in southern Lithuania, Alytus County.
In 1946 around 2000 Poles were allowed to leave for Poland[1]
Lithuanian census in 2001 showed that 6 % of population in the Varėna region is Polish[2].
Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was born in Old Varėna in 1875. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis ( in Old Varėna &mdash in Pustelnik near Warsaw) was a Lithuanian painter and Composer Varėna is a city in Dzūkija, Lithuania. The town was founded in 1862 near the railway Warsaw – Saint Petersburg, south of Sena Varėna Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common