Kapiniškiai Explained

Kapiniškiai
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kapiniškiai
Coordinates:54.0336°N 24.2925°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Dzūkija
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Alytus County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Varėna district municipality
Subdivision Type4:Eldership
Subdivision Name4:Marcinkonys Eldership
Population Total:16
Population As Of:2021[1]
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Kapiniškiai is an ethnographic village in Lithuania. It is located in the Dzūkija National Park south-west of Marcinkonys. According to the 2001 census, it had 54 residents.

Kapiniškiai village is located c. from Druskininkai, from Marcinkonys, from Margionys (the nearest settlement).

Etymology

The name Kapiniškiai comes from words Lithuanian: kapai, kapinės 'a cemetery'. There is not only a cemetery but also ancient burial mounds around the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rodiklių duomenų bazė - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas .
  2. Book: Šimkus , Šarūnas . 2023 . Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas . Vilnius . Liutauras Leščinskas . 28 . 978-609-447-388-3. Lithuanian.