Perloja
Sign in to savePerloja (, ) is a village in Varėna district, Lithuania. It is situated to the west from Varėna on the banks of Merkys River and on the Vilnius–Druskininkai road. According to the 2001 census, it had 774 inhabitants. The village is known for the so-called Republic of Perloja, an independent, albeit unrecognised microstate that was established in the aftermath of World War I and existed until 1923.
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Place details
- Locality
- Perloja
- Region
- Alytaus apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 0
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- Perloja
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- Perloja's church
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Varėna Eldership
- Population
- +744
- Elevation
- +109
- Image
- Perlojos baznycia.jpg
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- Village
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- Republic of Perloja
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Perloja (, ) is a village in Varėna district, Lithuania. It is situated to the west from Varėna on the banks of Merkys River and on the Vilnius–Druskininkai road. According to the 2001 census, it had 774 inhabitants. The village is known for the so-called Republic of Perloja, an independent, albeit unrecognised microstate that was established in the aftermath of World War I and existed until 1923.
==Village== The village is surrounded by the Dainava Forest. Perloja is situated on both banks of the Merkys River, with the larger settlement on the right bank. In the forest close to Perloja there is the small but very deep lake Paperlojis. A monument of Vytautas the Great was built in 1930 and was one of the few preserved during the times of the Soviet Lithuania. In the centre of Perloja stands a church built in Neo-Gothic style (built in 1928–1930) and a monument to the Lithuanian partisans, who fought against the Soviet occupation (built in 1995).