Matuizos
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| Country | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| County | File:Alytus County COA.png Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,073[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Matuizos is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1201 people.
The village has a library, events hall, a medical station, Matuizos high school and museum of the school.
History
[edit | edit source]The village was established in the beginning of the 19th century. Until the beginning of the Second World War it was named Baculioniai.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The name Matuizos comes from a personal name Matúiza, Matúizas which (probably through Belarusian: Матуйзo) is from a German personal name Mathäus. The earlier name Baculionys is from a personal name Baciùlis (also Bacỹs, Bãcius) which may be originated from Belarusian: бацька, баця 'a daddy'.[2]
References
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