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Eglesys
The Eglesys is a Lithuanian river in the Akmenė district. It begins in the Klaišiai forest near the village of Baubliai (Akmenė District). It flows westward and northwestward, parallel to the Venta (river) The Venta (Latvian pronunciation , Lithuanian , , , Livonian ''Vǟnta joug'') is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kuršėnai in the Lithuanian Šiauliai County. It flows into the Baltic Sea at Ventsp ..., into which it debouches. Its name originates from the Lithuanian tree name ''eglė''. References Rivers of Lithuania {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baubliai (Akmenė District)
Baubliai is a village in Lithuania, specifically in the Akmenė district municipality. It is away from Papilė and is also close to Klaišiai forest, which is the source of the Eglesys The Eglesys is a Lithuanian river in the Akmenė district. It begins in the Klaišiai forest near the village of Baubliai (Akmenė District). It flows westward and northwestward, parallel to the Venta (river) The Venta (Latvian pronunciati .... Population Baubliai's population has varied drastically throughout the past century, having its peak in 1923 with 98 people and its lowest point being in 1902 with 20 people. {{clear References Akmenė District Municipality Villages in Šiauliai County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akmenė District
Akmenė () is a city in northern Lithuania. Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States. Nearby, a new town grew up which was to become the region's administrative centre: Naujoji Akmenė ("New Akmenė"). Name Most probably the name is derived from a rivulet that flows north of the town: the Akmenupis (approximate meaning – "river with a lot of stones"). Foreign renderings include: German: ''Akmene'', Yiddish: אַקמיאַן/''Akmian'', Polish: ''Okmiany'', Russian: Окмяны/''Okmiany''. Up to 17th century the place was known as ''Dabikinė''. History Akmenė is first mentioned as an estate owned by the Kęsgaila family circa 1511. In 1531 a privilege was granted by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund I the Old to build a town, named Dabikinė near te Dabikinė River. It was built in Wallach reform style. The town grew fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaišiai
Klaišiai is a village in the south of Akmenė district Akmenė () is a city in northern Lithuania. Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States. Nearby, a new town ..., from Šemetaičiai. There is a primary school and a medical center. The preserved Klaišiai manor can be found here too, which was originally owned by the Burbos family. Population {, class="wikitable" , + !1902 !1923 !1959 !1970 !1979 !1985 !1989 !2001 !2011 !2021 , - , 46 , 43 , 109 , 140 , 240 , 205 , 181 , 179 , 120 , 95{{Cite web , title=Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovėse: Lietuvos Respublikos 2021 metų gyventojų surašymo rezultatai , url=http://statistics.bookdesign.lt/dalis_10.pdf , access-date=2022-07-17 , archive-date=2021-10-05 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005173120/http://statistics.bookdesign.lt/dalis_10.pdf , url-status=live Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venta (river)
The Venta (Latvian pronunciation , Lithuanian , , , Livonian ''Vǟnta joug'') is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kuršėnai in the Lithuanian Šiauliai County. It flows into the Baltic Sea at Ventspils in Latvia. On the territory of Lithuania along the Venta are cities Užventis, Kuršėnai, Venta, Viekšniai and Mažeikiai. In Latvia, the cities of Kuldīga, Piltene and Ventspils are located on the Venta river. Venta has the widest waterfall in Europe — Venta Rapid. Basin system River has only one tributary longer than 100 km, the Abava. Other major tributaries include the Virvyčia (99.7 km) and the Varduva (96 km), which flows into the Venta at the Latvia–Lithuania border. Smaller tributaries include the Avižlys, which runs for 20 kilometers and flows into the Venta River and the 30 kilometre Uogys which joins the Venta less than 1 km upstream of the Avižlys at Akmenė district municipality, Šiaulia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
