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Krokšlys
Krokšlys
Village
	Krokšlys Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
	Coordinates: 54°02′10″N 24°37′30″E / 54.03611°N 24.62500°E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna
Eldership	Kaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population (2011 Census)
• Total	50
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Krokšlys is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 78 people.^[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 50.^[1]

Etymology

The village consists of two parts called Krokšlys and Šumas. Their both meaning is similar, only one name is Lithuanian (from kriokšlỹs 'a little waterfall', krokšlỹs, kriokšlỹs 'one who/which snores, crepitates') another is Belarussian (from шум 'a noise, murmur, tear'). Supposedly, it resonates a murmuring flow of the Ūla River.^[3]

References

^ ^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. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ "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.
^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 58. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.