Jasauskai

Jasauskai
Village
Jasauskai Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°06′11″N 24°45′11″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna
Eldership	Kaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population  (2011 Census)[1]
• Total	60
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Jasauskai is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 66 people.^[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 60.^[1]

Etymology

The name Jasauskai (earlier known as Polish: Jasowszczyzna) comes from the personal name Jasáuskas which is a form of Belarussian name Яcь (a clipping for Ivan).^[3]

References

1. "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
2. 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. 54. ISBN 9986-589-83-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23.
3. Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 25. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.