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Village in Lithuania
Lavysas
Village
Lavysas is located in LithuaniaLavysasLavysasLocation in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°10′10″N 24°24′26″E / 54.16944°N 24.40722°E / 54.16944; 24.40722
Country Lithuania
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna District Municipality
EldershipsMarcinkonys Eldership
Population
 • Total5
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lavysas is a village in Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 5 people. In 1921–1945, the village was within the borders of the Second Polish Republic.

Lavysas is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Varėna, 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Marcinkonys, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Žiūrai (the nearest settlement).

Etymology

The name Lavysas comes from the name of the nearby Lavysas Lake.

References

  1. "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovėse: Lietuvos Respublikos 2021 metų gyventojų surašymo rezultatai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2021. p. 54. ISBN 978-9986-589-83-9.
  3. Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 34. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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