Lavysas (Varėna) Explained

Official Name:Lavysas
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Alytus County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Varėna District Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Elderships
Subdivision Name4:Marcinkonys Eldership
Population As Of:2021[1]
Population Total:5
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:54.1694°N 24.4072°W

Lavysas is a village in Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 5 people.[2] In 1921–1945, the village was within the borders of the Second Polish Republic.

Lavysas is located about from Varėna, from Marcinkonys, from Žiūrai (the nearest settlement).

Etymology

The name Lavysas comes from the name of the nearby Lavysas Lake.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE. XLSX. Osp.stat.gov.lt. 17 July 2022.
  2. Book: Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovėse: Lietuvos Respublikos 2021 metų gyventojų surašymo rezultatai . Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania . 2021. Vilnius . 978-9986-589-83-9 . 54. lt.
  3. Book: Šimkus , Šarūnas . 2023 . Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas . Vilnius . Liutauras Leščinskas . 34 . 978-609-447-388-3. Lithuanian.