Dubas (Varėna)

Dubas is a village in Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 27 people. In 1921–1945, the village was within the borders of the Second Polish Republic.

Ašašninkai village is located about 15 km from Druskininkai, 1 km from Šklėriai (the nearest settlement), 2 km from the border with Belarus.

Etymology
The name Dubas or Dūbas comes from the name of the nearby Dubas Lake. It is from a Lithuanian root dub- 'to sink, to sag' (as in words duobė 'a pit', duburys 'a waterhole'). The village is known as Wierchdubie-Morozik, Верхъ-Дубъ-Морозик in earlier sources. The part Wierchdubie means 'a place upon Dubas [lake]' and Morozik may be from a personal name of Slavic origin Marõzas, Marõza, Mapoз, Маpoзаў, Маpoзька.