Lynežeris

Lynežeris is a village in, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 34 people. At the 2011 census, the population was 24.

Etymology
The name Lynežeris comes from the nearby lake of the same name. It means 'a lake of tenches' (lynas 'a tench' + ežeras 'a lake'). The village is mentioned in earlier sources as Linica and Линица (from the word of same origin лінь, лін 'a tench').