Žiūrai (Varėna)

Žiūrai
Village
Žiūrai Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°08′43″N 24°24′17″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna district municipality
Eldership	Marcinkonys eldership
Population  (2021)
• Total	18
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Žiūrai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. It is situated on Ūla River. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 35 people.^[1]

Etymology

The name Žiūrai (in Dzūkian Žūrai, known as Polish: Żuraciszki, Russian: Журачишки in earlier written sources) may come from a personal names Žiūrỹs, Žiurà, Žiū̃ras but such aren't known in Southern Lithuania. Instead, there are popular personal names Žùras, Žuráulis, Žuraulià of Slavic origin (< Belarusian: Жуpавель from the same word meaning 'a crane').^[2]

References

1. Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 55. ISBN 9986-589-83-5.
2. Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 67. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.