Lynežeris

Lynežeris
Village
Lynežeris Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°03′40″N 24°34′19″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna
Eldership	Kaniavos [lt] (Kaniava)
Population  (2011 Census)[1]
• Total	24
Time zone	UTC+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.^[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 24.^[1]

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]

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.