Perloja

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.

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Place details

Locality: Perloja
Region: Alytaus apskritis
Country: Lietuva
Population: 0

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.name: Perloja
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Village
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Perlojos baznycia.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Perloja's church
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: Perloja COA.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Varėna District Municipality#Lithuania
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Perloja
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Ethnographic region
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Dzūkija
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name2: 17px Alytus County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name3: Varėna district municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type4: Eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name4: Varėna eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_date: 1378

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Wikidata facts

Population: 744
Elevation: 109
Image: Perlojos baznycia.jpg

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Village
History
Republic of Perloja
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==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).