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.

Kapiniškiai village is located c. 25 km from Druskininkai, 10 km from Marcinkonys, 2 km from Margionys (the nearest settlement).

Etymology
The name Kapiniškiai comes from words kapai, kapinės 'a cemetery'. There is not only a cemetery but also ancient burial mounds around the village.