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
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
CountryFile:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
CountyFile:Alytus County COA.png Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipKaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population
 (2011 Census)[1]
 • Total
12
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. 1.0 1.1 "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 lietuvių). 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)