Alytus County Alytaus apskritis
—  county  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Alytus County
Country	Lithuania
ISO 3166-2	LT-AL
Capital	Alytus
Municipalities	List Alytus city municipality Alytus district municipality Druskininkai municipality Lazdijai district municipality Varėna district municipality
Government
- County governor	Eugenijus Palavinskas
Area
- Total	5,425 km2 (2,094.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- Total	177,040
- Density	32.6/km2 (84.4/sq mi)
- Rank	7th
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.alytus.aps.lt

Alytus County (Lithuanian: Alytaus apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region of Dzūkija.

The town of Druskininkai, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park, also known as Stalin World, a Soviet theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.

The municipalities in Alytus County are:

• Alytus city municipality
• Alytus district municipality
• Druskininkai municipality
• Lazdijai district municipality
• Varėna district municipality

[edit] References

• Alytus County official website

v • d • e Alytus County Municipalities Alytus (city) • Alytus (district) • Druskininkai • Lazdijai • Varėna Cities Alytus • Daugai • Druskininkai • Lazdijai • Simnas • Varėna • Veisiejai Towns Butrimonys • Kapčiamiestis • Krokialaukis • Krosna • Leipalingis • Merkinė • Nemunaitis • Rudamina • Seirijai • Šeštokai • Šventežeris • Valkininkai Villages Grybaulia • Kapiniškiai • Liškiava • Marcinkonys • Margionys • Perloja • Pirčiupiai • Punia • Sena Varėna • Zervynos

Coordinates: 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E / 54.38694; 24.04333

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