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| Wooden church of Marcinkonys (built 1880) | |||
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| Country | Lithuania | ||
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija | ||
| County | Alytus County | ||
| Municipality | Varėna district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Marcinkonys eldership | ||
| Capital of | Marcinkonys eldership | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 765 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Marcinkonys is a village in Varėna district, Lithuania, located south-east of Merkinė. It is the administrative center of the Dzūkija National Park and Čepkeliai Marsh. According to the 2001 census, it had 765 residents.[1] The settlement is known since 1637, when it was a camp of foresters. It began growing after completion of the train station for the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway in 1864. During the Holocaust, the village had the Marcinkonys Ghetto for the Lithuanian Jews. Some Jews escaped during the liquidation of the ghetto and managed to survive the war.[2]