Matuizos
Village in Alytus County, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
The village was established in the beginning of the 19th century. Until the beginning of the Second World War it was named Baculioniai.
Etymology
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]
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