Katra, Lithuania
Village in Alytus County, Lithuania
53°59′20″N 24°34′08″E / 53.98889°N 24.56889°E / 53.98889; 24.56889
Lithuania
Alytus County (2021[1])
Katra is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 35 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 19.[3]
Katra village is located c. 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Varėna, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Marcinkonys, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Paramėlis (the nearest settlement), 100 metres (330 ft) from the Belarusian border.
Etymology
The name Katra comes from the name of the Katra River.[4]
References
- ^ "Rodiklių duomenų bazė - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas".
- ^ "Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 29. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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