Žeimiai (Varėna)

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Žeimiai
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Žeimiai
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°04′09″N24°06′27″E / 54.06917°N 24.10750°E / 54.06917; 24.10750 Coordinates: 54°04′09″N24°06′27″E / 54.06917°N 24.10750°E / 54.06917; 24.10750
Country Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
County Alytus County COA.png Alytus County
Municipality Varėna district municipality
Eldership Merkinė eldership
Population (2001)
  Total 70
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Žeimiai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 70 people. [1] It is situated on the left bank of the Neman River in Dzūkija National Park.

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References

  1. Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 57. ISBN   9986-589-83-5.