Senoji Varėna
| Sena Varėna | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Sena Varėna Location of Sena Varėna | |
| Coordinates: 54°15′N 24°33′E / 54.250°N 24.550°ECoordinates: 54°15′N 24°33′E / 54.250°N 24.550°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 | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Fragment of park of Lithuanian traditional wooden sculptures in Senoji Varėna
Church in 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.
It was the hometown of the most famous Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.
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