Kapiniškiai

Kapiniškiai

Kapiniškiai

Village in Dzūkija, Lithuania

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.[2]

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A wooden house in Kapiniškiai

Kapiniškiai village is located c. 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Druskininkai, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Marcinkonys, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) 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.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rodiklių duomenų bazė - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas".
  2. [2]
    Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 54. ISBN 9986-589-83-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23.
  3. [3]
    Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 28. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.


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