Varėna district municipality
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municipality, invisible, second-level administrative division
Located in southern Lithuania, is the largest (2218 km²) and least densely populated municipality of Lithuania. Divided into 8 elderships. Administrative centre is Varėna.
District is known as most forested district of Lithuania, there are some swamps and continental dunes. In the forest people can pick a huge amount of mushrooms and berries (one of main local buisness). The biggest rivers are Nemunas and Merkys. The biggest preserved areas ar Dzūkija National Park and Čepkeliai Swamp Reserve, visitors can see many etnographic and culture heritage of Dzūkija etnographical region.
www.varena.lt/en/index.php
District is known as most forested district of Lithuania, there are some swamps and continental dunes. In the forest people can pick a huge amount of mushrooms and berries (one of main local buisness). The biggest rivers are Nemunas and Merkys. The biggest preserved areas ar Dzūkija National Park and Čepkeliai Swamp Reserve, visitors can see many etnographic and culture heritage of Dzūkija etnographical region.
www.varena.lt/en/index.php
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varėna_district_municipality
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Coordinates: 54°10'7"N 24°30'29"E
- Švenčionys district municipality 147 km
- Minski Rajon 164 km
- Puchavicki Rajon 200 km
- Brest District 218 km
- Rokytne Raion 320 km
- Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion 388 km
- Ripky Raion 462 km
- Chernihivskyi Raion 490 km
- Kozelets Raion 515 km
- Hlobyne Raion 750 km
- Varėna II forest 4.8 km
- New block of houses 5.5 km
- Barčių forest 7.6 km
- Lake Glėbas 8.9 km
- Užupis forest 10 km
- Vydeniai eldership 13 km
- Varėna eldership 14 km
- Marcinkonys eldership 14 km
- Dzūkija National Park 19 km
- Matuizos eldership 19 km