Senoji Varėna
Senoji Varėna is an old village in Varėna district municipality, near Merkys River and Rivulet Varėnė confluence, 4 kilometers north of Varėna, on the road Vilnius–Druskininkai. The village was mentioned for the first time in Teutonic letters in the year 1413.
Senoji Varėna | |
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Village | |
  Senoji Varėna Location of Senoji Varėna | |
| Coordinates: 54°15′N 24°33′E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna district municipality |
| Eldership | Varėna eldership |
| First mentioned | 1413 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,276 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Fragment of park of Lithuanian traditional wooden sculptures in Senoji Varėna
Church in Senoji Varėna
It was the hometown of the most famous Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.
Name origins
The village name comes from the Varėnė river which goes through it. There is a legend in folk stories that name Varėna comes from goddess Varėnė who was taking care of hunters and fishermen living by the river.
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