Official Name: | Lynežeris |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania Varėna District Municipality |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Varėna district municipality |
Coordinates: | 54.0611°N 24.5719°W |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Alytus County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Varėna |
Subdivision Type3: | Eldership |
Subdivision Name3: | (Kaniava) |
Population Total: | 24 |
Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Lynežeris is a village in, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 34 people.[1] At the 2011 census, the population was 24.[2]
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').[3]