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Nemunėlis
Nemunėlis () is a river in northern Lithuania and southern Latvia. It originates 6 km south of Rokiškis. It is 191 kilometres long (75 km in Lithuania, 76 km on the Latvia–Lithuania border and 40 km in Latvia) before its confluence with the Mūša, near Bauska, forming the Lielupe. Names This river does not belong to the basin of the larger river Neman, but the two rivers' names are related in several languages: * in Lithuanian, "Nemunėlis" is a diminutive form of "Nemunas" (Neman) * in German, "Memel" is used for both the Neman River and the city of Klaipėda, and "Memele" is its diminutive form * in Latvian, the river is called "Mēmele", possibly derived from German, or directly from Old Prussian in which it is thought to mean "surrounded by water" * in Estonian, it is called "Memele jõgi" Tourist development The European Union gave 100,000 euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nereta (river)
Nereta ( lv, Neretiņa) is a river of Biržai district municipality, Panevėžys County, northern Lithuania and Southern Latvia. It flows for . It is Latvia-Lithuania border river for . It is a right tributary of the Nemunėlis. 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:
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Apaščia
Apaščia is a river of Biržai district municipality, Panevėžys County, northern Lithuania. It flows for 88 kilometres and has a basin area of 893 km². It is a left tributary of the Nemunėlis. 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:
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Rivers Of Latvia
Rivers of Latvia include: Longest rivers Rivers over 100 km: List of rivers A Abava - - Aiviekste - Amata - B Bārta - Bērze - C Cena - Ceraukste D - Daugava - Dienvidsusēja - - Dubna - Dvina E Engure - F Feimanka G Gauja H I Iecava - J * * ( et, Ümera), length of about 15 km K - Kūkova - L Langa - Lielā Jugla - Lielupe - Liepupe - - - Ludza M Malta - - - Mazā Jugla - Mēmele - - - Misa - Mūsa N Neretiņa O - Ogre - Omuļupe P Pededze - Pedele - - - - - - R - Reiu - Rēzekne - - Rītupe - - - Rūja S - Salaca - Slocene - Stende - - Suda - Sventāja - Svēte T Tartaks - Tebra - V - Venta - Z Zilupe References {{List of rivers of Europe * Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Balti ... [...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] |
Dienvidsusēja
Dienvidsusēja (also known as ''Susēja'' or ''Suseja''; lt, Susėja) is a river of Latvia and a right tributary of the river Mēmele. It flows for 114 kilometres. For 4.2 km river forms border between Latvia and Lithuania. River flows through Aknīste town, Nereta village and several smaller settlements. Tributaries * Zalvīte (36 km), * Radžupe (21 km), * Arālīte (21 km). See also *List of rivers of Latvia Rivers of Latvia include: Longest rivers Rivers over 100 km: List of rivers A Abava - - Aiviekste - Amata - B Bārta - Bērze - C Cena - Ceraukste D - Daugava - Dienvidsusēja - - Dubna - Dvina E Engure - F Feimanka ... External links Rivers of Latvia {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauska
Bauska () is a town in Bauska Municipality, in the Zemgale region of southern Latvia. Bauska is located from the Latvian capital Riga, 62 km (38.5 mi) from Jelgava and from the Lithuanian border on the busy European route E67. The town is situated at the confluence of the shallow rivers Mūsa and Mēmele where they form the Lielupe River. Average temperatures in January are , and in July. Rainfall averages annually. The 80.4% of Bauska Municipality territory is agricultural land and 13% of forests. In previous centuries, the city was known in German as ''Bauske'', in Yiddish as ''Boisk'' and in Lithuanian as ''Bauskė''. The population of Bauska is estimated to be 8,200. Bauska is the centre of Bauska Municipality, a first-level national subdivision that has a population of 24,370 with an approximate density of 30 people per km2. History By the early 13th century this territory was inhabited by Semigallian tribes. In the mid-15th century, Bauska castle was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neman
The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ; uk, Німан, ''Niman'' is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its southern channel. It drains into the Curonian Lagoon, narrowly connected to the Baltic Sea. It flows about , so is considered a major Eastern European river. It flows generally west to Grodno within of the Polish border, north to Kaunas, then westward again to the sea. The largest river in Lithuania, and the third-largest in Belarus, it is navigable for most of its length. It starts from two small headwaters merging about southwest of the town of Uzda – about southwest of capital city Minsk. Only , an eastward me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lūšna
Lūšna is a lake in Northwest Lithuania, Rokiškis District Municipality, about south-east of Rokiškis Rokiškis () is a city in northeastern Lithuania with a population of about 14,400. History The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares ( Lit. "kiškis"). However, cities ending in "- .... It is the origin of Nemunėlis River. Lakes of Lithuania {{PanevėžysCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mūša
Mūša ( lv, Mūsa; German: Muhsse) is a river in Northern Lithuania and Southern Latvia (Zemgale region). At its Confluence (geography), confluence with the river Nemunėlis ( lv, Mēmele) in Latvia, near city Bauska, the river Lielupe, Lielupė is formed. The river is 164 kilometers (146 km in Lithuania, 18 km in Latvia) long. References LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications) Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17. Rivers of Lithuania Rivers of Latvia International rivers of Europe Latvia–Lithuania border {{Latvia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lielupe
The Lielupe ( in Latvian literally: ''Large River'', lt, Lielupė, german: Kurländische Aa) is a river in central Latvia. Its length is (the length would reach if the Mēmele River were counted as part of the Lielupe). The surface area of its drainage basin is . The average fall of the Lielupe is about () and its average flow is , although a maximum of has been reached during floods. Physical geography The Lielupe begins at the confluence of the Mēmele and Mūsa rivers near Bauska. For the upper part of its course, the river flows through a dolomite valley with a few small rapids, until it reaches Mežotne, where it widens and deepens over the flat Zemgale Plain. For many years the Lielupe would frequently overflow its shallow banks and flood surrounding fields and villages, particularly during the spring thaw. Today many parts of the Lielupe's banks are contained with earthen dikes to prevent disastrous floods. Much of the Lielupe is covered in river grasses. At its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaipėda
Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuania. The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the usually ice-free Port of Klaipėda at the mouth of the river . Located in the region of Lithuania Minor, at various times, it was a part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Prussia and Germany until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. As a result of the 1923 Klaipėda Revolt it was annexed by Lithuania and has remained with Lithuania to this day, except between 1939 and 1945 when it was occupied by Germany following the 1939 German ultimatum to Lithuania. The population has migrated from the city to its suburbs and hinterland. The number of inhabitants of Klaipėda city shrank from 202,929 in 1989 to 162,360 in 2011, but the urban zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
