Punia | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°30′47″N 24°06′01″E / 54.51306°N 24.10028°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
County | Alytus County |
Municipality | Alytus district municipality |
Eldership | Punia eldership |
Capital of | Punia eldership |
First mentioned | 1382 |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 809 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Punia is a historic village in the Alytus District Municipality, Lithuania. Situated on the right bank of the Nemunas River, it has a population of about 800. It was an important early city of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.