Coordinates: 54°06′40″N 24°44′31″E / 54.11111°N 24.74194°E / 54.11111; 24.74194

Bagočiai

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Bagočiai
Village
Bagočiai is located in Varėna District Municipality
Bagočiai
Bagočiai
Location in Varėna district municipality
Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°06′40″N 24°44′31″E / 54.11111°N 24.74194°E / 54.11111; 24.74194
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipKaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population
 (2011 Census)[1]
 • Total12
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Bagočiai is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. At the 2001 census, the village had a population of 17.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 12.[1]

Etymology

The name Bagočiai comes from a personal name Bagõčius or directly from common names Lithuanian: bagočius, Belarusian: багач, бoгач which mean 'a rich man'.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 11. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.