Alytus (German:Alitten, Yiddish:Alite אַליטע‎, Russian:Олита Olita, Polish:Olita) is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the capital of Alytus County. Its population in 2013 was 57,281. Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The major highways linking Vilnius, Kaunas, Lazdijai (border with Poland), and Hrodna in Belarus pass through Alytus. Distances from Alytus to: - Kaunas: 70 km (43 mi) - Vilnius: 105 km (65 mi). - Druskininkai: 52 km (32 mi) - Sejny: 57 km (35 mi) - Suwałki: 90 km (56 mi) - Augustów: 95 km (59 mi) - Ełk: 141 km (88 mi) - Hrodna: 95 km (59 mi)