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Mėkla
The Mėkla is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 27 kilometres and has a basin area of 93 km². It is a left tributary of the Barupė. The Mėkla river starts nearby Preišiogala, in Jonava District Municipality. It flows towards north western direction through Kaunas District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, then empties into the Labūnava Reservoir on the Barupė river next to Pamėkliai village. Preišiogala, Puikoniai, Gelnai, Saviečiai, Pamėkliai villages are located on the shores of the Mėkla. The hydronym A hydronym (from el, ὕδρω, , "water" and , , "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms include the proper names of rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, swamps and marshes, seas and oceans. As a ... probably derives from Lithuanian words ''mėkla'' ('dummy') and ''pamėklė, pamėkla'' ('phantom, ghost, spook'). References Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žiogaičiai, Kėdainiai
Žiogaičiai (formerly russian: Жьогайчяй, pl, Żygowicze) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 14 people. It is located from Nociūnai, by the Mėkla The Mėkla is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 27 kilometres and has a basin area of 93 km². It is a left tributary of the Barupė. The Mėkla river starts nearby Preišiogala, in Jonava District Municipality. It ... and the Vadavė rivers, next to the A8 highway. Demography References Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barupė
The Barupė is a river of Jonava District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis. The Barupė river starts next to Žinėnai village, in Jonava District Municipality. It flows northwards, then in Pamelnytėlė turns to the west. It meets the Nevėžis next to Labūnava village. The upper course in channalised. The lower course has a deep valley. The course has a width of and depth of . The flow rate is . A large Labūnava Reservoir is dammed on the Barupė river, also smaller ponds are located on the Barupė valley in Kuigaliai and Labūnava. Sangailiškiai, Kuigaliai, Pėdžiai, Nociūnai, Serbinai, Labūnava villages are located on the shores of the Barupė. A part of river's lower course is protected as the Barupė Landscape Sanctuary. The hydronym is of uncertain origin. The component ''upė'' means 'river' while the root ''bar-'' coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labūnava Reservoir
The Labūnava Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located south from Kėdainiai, next to Labūnava village. It was created in 1977, when a dam on the Barupė The Barupė is a river of Jonava District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis. The Barupė river starts next to Žin ... river had been built next to Labūnava village. In 2003, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant (of 160 kW) has been built. Shores of the reservoir are curvy, often grown by reed beds. The reservoir mostly is surrounded by agriculture lands, but a small section of the Labūnava Forest is located nearby. The water is used for irrigation. References Lakes of Kėdainiai District Municipality Reservoirs in Lithuania {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamėkliai
Pamėkliai (formerly russian: Помекли, pl, Pomiekle) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 42 people. It is located from Labūnava, by the Labūnava Reservoir (on the former confluence of the Mėkla and the Barupė The Barupė is a river of Jonava District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis. The Barupė river starts next to Žin ...). Demography Images Pamekliai002.JPG, Pamėkliai and the Labūnava Reservoir Pamėkliai ir Labūnavos tvenkinys.JPG, Pamėkliai and the Labūnava Reservoir Pamėkliai.JPG, Pamėkliai from the eastern side References Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelnai
Gelnai (formerly russian: Гельны, pl, Giełny) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 47 people. It is located from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river and its tributary the Klampis, next to the A8 highway, nearby the Labūnava Forest. There is an agroservice, a wayside chapel (cultural heritage object), a cemetery and many wooden sculptures made by local wood carver. History In the beginning of the 20th century, there was Gelnai village and ''zaścianek'' in Babtai ''volost''. Demography Notable people *Bronius Vyšniauskas Bronius Vyšniauskas (1 May 1923 in Gelnai, Kėdainiai – 27 June 2015 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian sculptor. He was an Honored Art Worker of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1963), People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR (1973), and a ... (1923–2015), Lithuanian sculptor. Images Gelnai, koplytėlė.JPG, Gelnai chapel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saviečiai
Saviečiai (formerly russian: Савечаны, pl, Saweczany, Sawieczany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 141 people. It is located from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river, alongside the A8 highway. There is a cemetery. History In the beginning of the 20th century Saviečiai was an ''okolica In Poland and Lithuania okolica szlachecka or akalica (in Lithuanian) is a kind of estate village (''neighbourhood of the nobility''), or a complex of several villages of the same first part of the name and different second part. In the past, it was ...''. During the Soviet era, Saviečiai was subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" '' kolkhoz''. Demography References Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Klaipėda. 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] |
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Symbols The county's coat of arms can be blazoned as follows: ''Gules, an aurochs The aurochs (''Bos primigenius'') ( or ) is an extinct cattle species, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle. With a shoulder height of up to in bulls and in cows, it was one of the largest herbivores in the Holocen ... head caboshed argent ensigned by a cross Or between his horns enclosed by a bordure purpure charged with ten evenly distributed crosses of Lorraine Or.'' The flag's heraldic blazon is identical, since the flag is a banner of the arms. Municipalities The county is subdivided into municipalities: References External linksSocial and demographic characteristics of Kaunas County [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunas District Municipality
Kaunas District Municipality (''Kauno rajono savivaldybė'') is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The seat of the municipality is the city of Kaunas, which does not belong to the municipality but is a separate administrative unit. It surrounds the Kaunas City Municipality from the north, west and south, while in the east Kaunas district municipality borders Kaišiadorys District Municipality. Kaunas District Municipality has the second largest international airport in Lithuania (Kaunas International Airport), and is well connected by major roads ( A1 highway and Via Baltica), as well as railways with other cities of Lithuania. Elderships Kaunas District Municipality is divided into 25 elderships: Geography Nature The rivers Neman ( lt, Nemunas), Neris, Nevėžis, Jiesia and Dubysa pass through the Kaunas District area. Kaunas Reservoir borders the east side of the district. It also has 7 lakes and 14 ponds in the area. The largest forests are: Dubrava, Padauguva, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kėdainiai District Municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to the 17th century. The city is the administrative centre of the Kėdainiai District Municipality. The geographical centre of the Lithuanian Republic is in the nearby village of Ruoščiai, located in the eldership of Dotnuva. Names The city has been known by other names: ''Kiejdany'' in Polish, ''Keidan'' (קיידאן) in Yiddish, and ''Kedahnen'' in German. Kėdainiai other alternate forms include Kidan, Kaidan, Keidany, Keydan, Kiedamjzeÿ ("j" /e/), Kuidany, and Kidainiai. History The area was the site of several battles during "The Deluge", the 17th century war between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden. In 1655 a short-lived treaty with Sweden, the Union of Kėdainiai, was signed by two members of Radziwiłł family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
