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Village in Alytus County, Lithuania
Lynežeris
Village
Lynežeris is located in Varėna District MunicipalityLynežerisLynežerisLocation in Varėna district municipalityLocation of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°03′40″N 24°34′19″E / 54.06111°N 24.57194°E / 54.06111; 24.57194
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna
EldershipKaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population
 • Total24
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lynežeris is a village in Kaniavos eldership [lt], Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 34 people. At the 2011 census, the population was 24.

Etymology

The name Lynežeris comes from the nearby lake of the same name. It means 'a lake of tenches' (Lithuanian: lynas 'a tench' + Lithuanian: ežeras 'a lake'). The village is mentioned in earlier sources as Polish: Linica and Russian: Линица (from the word of same origin Belarusian: лінь, лін 'a tench').

References

  1. ^ "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. "Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 35. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.


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