Marcinkonys | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 54°03′40″N 24°24′0″E / 54.06111°N 24.40000°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
County | Alytus County |
Municipality | Varėna district municipality |
Eldership | Marcinkonys eldership |
Capital of | Marcinkonys eldership |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 493 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Marcinkonys (Polish: Marcinkańce) is a town in Varėna district, Lithuania, located 21 km. south-west of Varėna. It is the administrative center of the Marcinkonys Eldership and it houses the administrations of the Dzūkija National Park and Čepkeliai Nature Reserve. According to the 2020 estimate, it had 591 residents.[1]
Marcinkonys town is located c. 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Druskininkai, 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Varėna.