Alytus County (Lithuanian: Alytaus apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region of Dzūkija. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[3] and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Alytus county
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From the top to bottom-right: Panorama of Alytus from it's signature hillfort, Liškiava, Lake Dusia in Meteliai Regional Park, Čepkeliai Marsh in Dzūkija National Park, resort town of Druskininkai. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Alytus county | |
| Coordinates: = 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Administrative centre | Alytus |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,418 km2 (2,092 sq mi) |
| (8.3% of the area of Lithuania) | |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 134,070 |
| • Rank | 7th of 10 (5.2% of the population of Lithuania) |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €1.8 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | LT-AL |
| HDI (2021) | 0.841[2] very high · 7th |
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It borders the Vilnius County in the east, Marijampolė County and Kaunas County in the north, Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland in the west, and Grodno Region of Belarus in the south.
Municipalities
editAlytus County has 5 constituent municipalities:
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Alytus City Municipality |
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Alytus District Municipality |
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Druskininkai Municipality |
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Lazdijai District Municipality |
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Varėna District Municipality |
Geography
editThe town of Druskininkai, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park, also known as Stalin World, a Soviet theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.
Cities
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Population by municipality
edit| Locality | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alytaus county | 157,766 | 73,699 | 84,067 |
| Alytaus c. mun. | 59,964 | 27,794 | 32,170 |
| Alytaus d. mun. | 28,167 | 13,687 | 14,480 |
| Alytaus ward (seniūnija) | 4,505 | 2,205 | 2,300 |
| Alovės ward (seniūnija) | 2,980 | 1,445 | 1,535 |
| Butrimonių ward (seniūnija) | 2,098 | 1,027 | 1,071 |
| Daugų ward (seniūnija) | 3,230 | 1,528 | 1,702 |
| Krokialaukio ward (seniūnija) | 2,148 | 1,018 | 1,130 |
| Miroslavo ward (seniūnija) | 3,235 | 1,570 | 1,665 |
| Nemunaičio ward (seniūnija) | 1,248 | 625 | 623 |
| Pivašiūnų ward (seniūnija) | 1,653 | 797 | 856 |
| Punios ward (seniūnija) | 2,271 | 1,142 | 1,129 |
| Raitininkų ward (seniūnija) | 919 | 448 | 471 |
| Simno ward (seniūnija) | 3,880 | 1,882 | 1,998 |
| Druskininkų mun. | 21,803 | 9,692 | 12,111 |
| Leipalingio ward (seniūnija) | 3,368 | 1,607 | 1,761 |
| Viečiūnų ward (seniūnija) | 3,671 | 1,727 | 1,944 |
| Lazdijų d. mun. | 22,455 | 10,610 | 11,845 |
| Būdviečio ward (seniūnija) | 1,061 | 503 | 558 |
| Kapčiamiesčio ward (seniūnija) | 1,069 | 506 | 563 |
| Krosnos ward (seniūnija) | 918 | 449 | 469 |
| Kučiūnų ward (seniūnija) | 805 | 405 | 400 |
| Lazdijų miesto ward (seniūnija) | 4,531 | 2,122 | 2,409 |
| Lazdijų ward (seniūnija) | 2,538 | 1,193 | 1,345 |
| Noragėlių ward (seniūnija) | 1,018 | 486 | 532 |
| Seirijų ward (seniūnija) | 2,174 | 1,016 | 1,158 |
| Šeštokų ward (seniūnija) | 1,674 | 771 | 903 |
| Šlavantų ward (seniūnija) | 590 | 283 | 307 |
| Šventežerio ward (seniūnija) | 919 | 448 | 471 |
| Teizų ward (seniūnija) | 1,361 | 644 | 717 |
| Veisiejų miesto ward (seniūnija) | 1,430 | 661 | 769 |
| Veisiejų ward (seniūnija) | 2,367 | 1,123 | 1,244 |
| Varėnos d. mun. | 25,377 | 11,916 | 13,461 |
| Jakėnų ward (seniūnija) | 1,202 | 586 | 616 |
| Kaniavos ward (seniūnija) | 1,390 | 660 | 730 |
| Marcinkonių ward (seniūnija) | 1,389 | 671 | 718 |
| Matuizų ward (seniūnija) | 2,229 | 1,084 | 1,145 |
| Merkinės ward (seniūnija) | 3,222 | 1,514 | 1,708 |
| Valkininkų ward (seniūnija) | 1,932 | 915 | 1,017 |
| Varėnos ward (seniūnija) | 12,628 | 5,817 | 6,811 |
| Vydenių ward (seniūnija) | 1,385 | 669 | 716 |
Curiosities
edit- Merkinė was one of the favorite holiday residences of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Władysław IV Vasa who died there in 1648.
- Kapčiamiestis contains a monument and the grave of Polish and Lithuanian national heroine Emilia Plater.
Gallery
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Our Lady of the Scapular church in Druskininkai -
Church of the Assumption in Merkinė -
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Saint George church in Veisiejai -
Grave of Emilia Plater in Kapčiamiestis
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References
edit- ^ "BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2022 M." osp.stat.gov.lt.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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External links
edit- Social and demographic characteristics of Alytus County Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Economy of Alytus County Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Environment of Alytus County Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine