Simnas

Simnas
Town
Old houses in the city center
Old houses in the city center
Coat of arms of Simnas
Simnas is located in Lithuania
Simnas
Simnas
Location of Simnas
Coordinates: 54°24′0″N 23°39′0″E / 54.40000°N 23.65000°E / 54.40000; 23.65000
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
County Alytus County
MunicipalityAlytus district municipality
EldershipSimnas eldership
Capital ofSimnas eldership
First mentioned1382
Granted Magdeburg rights1626
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,209
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Simnas is small town on the river Dovinė[1] between Simnas and Giluitis lakes, in Alytus district, Alytus county, in the south of Lithuania. It lies on the 131 a national primary road from Alytus to Kalvarija. Simnas is located within the ethnographical region Dzūkija. According to the 2022 data, 1209 people live in the town with 3148 in Simnas eldership. It is most populous settlement in Alytus district.[2]

Simnas along Giluitis lake.
Simnas lake
  1. ^ Dovinė, Lietuva. maps.lt [1] In Lithuanian. Retrieved 17 February 2023
  2. ^ Simno miesto gyventojú skaičius. 1 January 2022. geodata.lt. [2] In Lithuanian. Retrieved 19 February 2023.