Varėna

Varėna
Varėna
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Varėna is located in Lithuania
Varėna
Location of Varėna
Coordinates: 54°12′40″N 24°34′20″E / 54.21111°N 24.57222°E / 54.21111; 24.57222Coordinates: 54°12′40″N 24°34′20″E / 54.21111°N 24.57222°E / 54.21111; 24.57222
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Alytus County flag.png Alytus County
Municipality Varėna district municipality
Capital of Varėna district municipality
Varėna eldership
First mentioned 1377
Granted city rights 1946
Population (2005)
 – Total 10,555
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Varėna (About this sound pronunciation ) is a city in Dzūkija, Lithuania.

History

The town was founded in 1862 near the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Sena Varėna (Old Varėna). At that time it was a small settlement, but following steady development it eventually became the center of the district in 1950. In the interbellum period, the town was annexed by Poland, known then as Orany. It was located near then Polish-Lithuanian border, in the Wilno-Troki County (Powiat wileńsko-trocki) of the Wilno Voivodeship. Following the joint Nazi and Soviet attack on Poland, Varėna was taken by Lithuania.

After the 1970s the town grew rapidly following industrialization. Currently there are 10,555 residents in Varėna. Varėna district is the largest and most forested region in Lithuania.

In 1946 around 2000 Poles were forced to leave for Poland.[1]

Famous people

Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was born in Sena Varėna in 1875.

References

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