Valkininkai
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Valkininkai (Polish: Olkieniki) is a historic town in Valkininkų [lt] (Valkininkai) eldership, Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, located about 22 km (14 mi) northeast from Varėna and about 55 km (34 mi) southwest from Vilnius. At the Lithuanian census of 2001, its population was 238[2] and at the census of 2011 it was 229.[1]
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Valkininkai | |
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Coordinates: 54°21′20″N 24°50′20″E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Alytus County |
Municipality | Varėna district municipality |
Eldership | Valkininkų [lt] (Valkininkai) |
Capital of | Valkininkai eldership |
First mentioned | 1387 |
Granted city rights | 1571, 1723, 1792 |
Population (2011 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 229 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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The town is situated on the confluence of Merkys River with its tributaries Šalčia and Geluža. About 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Valkininkai there is Valkininkai Train Station [lt], a settlement that grew around a train station on the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw railway and now has more residents.