Kapiniškiai

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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 'a cemetery'. There is not only a cemetery but also ancient burial mounds around the village.

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