Lynežeris Explained

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]

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').[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lithuanian Population and Housing Census 2001: Alytaus County . . Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania) . lt . 5 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922203005/http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Alytaus_apskritis.pdf . 22 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: Population by locality . . 2011 Population and Housing Census . Statistics Lithuania . 10 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922204407/http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Population_by_locality.xls . 22 September 2013 .
  3. Book: Šimkus , Šarūnas . 2023 . Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas . Vilnius . Liutauras Leščinskas . 35 . 978-609-447-388-3. Lithuanian.