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DovinÄ—
Dovinė is a river of Marijampolė County and Alytus County, southern Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania .... It flows for 47 kilometres and has a basin area of 588.7 km². It is a right tributary of the river Šešupė. . Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-11. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Dusia
The Dusia lake is the largest lake in Southern Lithuania, Lazdijai district and is part of the DovinÄ— River basin. Other nearby lakes are Lake Metelys and Lake Obelija A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large .... In winter of 1954 lake Dusia the ice coverage as thick as 78 cm. Dusia lake accommodates 18 different breeds of fish. References Dusia Tourist attractions in Alytus County {{AlytusCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šešupė
The Šešupė (; ; ; ) is a 298 km long riverStatistical Yearbook of Lithuania 2014 p. 12 that flows through (27 km), (158 km), and (62 km). The river flows for 51 km along the border between the |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and KlaipÄ—da. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MarijampolÄ— County
Marijampolė County ( lt, Marijampolės apskritis; pl, Okręg mariampolski) is one of the ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the south of the country in the historical Suvalkija region, and its capital is the town Marijampolė Marijampolė (; also known by several other names) is a cultural and industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Mari .... On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Marijampolė County remains as the territorial and statistical unit. Municipalities Municipalities are: References External linksSocial and demographic characteristics of Marijampolė County [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alytus County
Alytus County ( lt, Alytaus apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania, counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its Capital (political), capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the Regions of Lithuania, ethnographic region of Dzūkija. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit. Municipalities The municipalities in Alytus County are: Geography The town of Druskininkai, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park, also known as ''Stalin World'', a Soviet Union, Soviet theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County. Population by municipality References External links Social and demographic characteristics of Alytus CountyEconomy of Alytus CountyEnvironment of Alytus County {{Authority control Alytus County, Counties of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Environment (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos aplinkos ministerija) oversees the environment and natural resources in Lithuania. Its mission is: *To implement the principle of sustainable development; *To set preconditions for rational utilization, protection and restoration of natural resources; *To ensure provision of information about the state of environment and its forecasts to the public; *To create conditions for the development of construction business and the provision of residents with housing; *To ensure a proper environmental quality, taking into account the norms and standards of the European Union. The Environment Protection Department, accountable to the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas, was established to oversee environment protection and exploitation of natural resources after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. In 1996, the Department was reorganized into Ministry of Environmental Protecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Lithuania
Rivers of Lithuania are typical lowland rivers: they are slow, they make meanders, the valleys are wide. Because of abundant precipitation, the river net is dense: on the average 0.99 km of rivers flow in 1 km² of the territory. Fishery Country Profile, of the United Nations, May 2005. Accessed June 9, 2006. However, the rivers are not evenly distributed. The highest density is in the n Highlands where it rains more often and in the northern Lithuania where the soil has clay and it does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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