Kapiniškiai

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]

Kapiniškiai
Village
Kapiniškiai Location of Kapiniškiai
Coordinates: 54°02′01″N 24°17′33″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna district municipality
Eldership	Marcinkonys Eldership
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	16
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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]