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Putnupys
The Putnupys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It originates in the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest, 3 km from Skaistgiriai village. The Putnupys flows to the south east, at first through the forest, later through the agriculture fields. It meets the Šušvė from the right side nearby Kampai I village. The Putnupys pond of is made nearby the river mouth. The river passes through Būdai, Prapuoleniai, Kampai II, Kampai I Kampai I (''Kampai 1st'', formerly russian: Компы, pl, Kompy, Kąpy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9 people. It is locat ... villages. The name ''Putnupys'' possibly comes from the Lithuanian suriname ''Putna''. References Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šušvė
Šušvė is a river in central Lithuania, a right (the longest) tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins in Kelmė district municipality, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The river passes through Tytuvėnai and Sulinkiai Marshes and flows south through Radviliškis district municipality. Finally, Šušvė passes through Kėdainiai district municipality and flows into the Nevėžis near Graužiai village. The width of the river valley is between 0.5 and 3 km. From December to March Šušvė is usually frozen. Dams were built at Vaitiekūnai and Angiriai ( Angiriai Reservoir). The Šušvė Hydrological Sanctuary was established in 1992 to protect the lower courses of the river. The main towns and villages by the Šušvė river are Šiaulėnai, Pašušvys (Radviliškis municipality), Grinkiškis, Vaitiekūnai, Pašušvys (Kėdainiai municipality), Angiriai, Josvainiai Josvainiai (formerly pl, Jaswojnie, russian: link=no, Ясвойни, Ясвой ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampai I
Kampai I (''Kampai 1st'', formerly russian: Компы, pl, Kompy, Kąpy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9 people. It is located from Kunioniai, by the Šušvė river and its tributary the Putnupys (and its pond). The road 229 Aristava-Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, 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, ...- Cinkiškiai goes through the western limit of the village. History At the beginning of the 20th there were four '' okolica''s of Kampai. From two of them - Kampai Klementai and Kampai Motiejūnai - Kampai I village has been created at 1950s. Demography Images Kampai I.JPG, Wayside cross in Kampai I Putnupio tvenkinys 01.JPG, Putnupys pond Kampai1.JPG, Entrance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prapuoleniai, Kėdainiai
Prapuoleniai is a hamlet in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the hamlet was uninhabited. It is located from Kunioniai, by the Putnupys The Putnupys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It originates in the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest, 3 km from Skaistgiriai village. The Putnupys flows to the sout ... river and its tributary the Slajus. Demography References Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernarava-Šaravai Forest
The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest ( lt, Pernaravos–Šaravų miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located west from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: the Šaravai Forest, the Sviliai Forest, the Pernarava Forest, the Juodgiris. Most of the forest is drained by the Šušvė tributaries (the Liedas, the Vikšrupis, the Putnupys) while the western part is drained by the Aluona and its tributary the Sakuona. As of 2005, 50 % of the area was covered by birch, 20 % by spruce, 8 % by aspen, 8 % by ash, 4 % by oak, 9 % by black alder, 1 % by white alder tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of wild boar, roe deer, moose, red fox, raccoon dog, pine marten, badger, hare, squirrel, beaver, muskrat, also there are hazel grouses, black storks, Eurasian woodcocks, lesser spotted eagles, northern goshawks. A part of the forest belongs to the Pavikšrupys Botanical Zoological Sanctuary. There is a nature monument th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Būdai, Josvainiai
Būdai ('huts, sawmills', formerly russian: Буда Квятяны, pl, Budy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 7 people. It is located from Skaistgiriai, by the Putnupys river, surrounded by the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest ( lt, Pernaravos–Šaravų miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located west from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: the Šaravai Forest, the Sv .... Demography left, 205px, A wooden cross by the crossroad in Būdai References Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampai II
Kampai II (''Kampai 2nd'', formerly russian: Компы, pl, Kompy, Kąpy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 109 people. It is located from Kunioniai, by the Putnupys river, next to Kampai I village. History At the beginning of the 20th there were four ''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 ...''s of Kampai. From two of them - Kampai Kondratiniai and Kampai Tucevičiai - Kampai II village has been created at 1950s. Demography left, 255px, A road to Panevėžiukas in Kampai II 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] |
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] |
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties ( Lithuanian: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into 60 municipalities (Lithuanian: singular ''savivaldybė'', plural .... 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 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] |
Skaistgiriai, Kėdainiai
Skaistgiriai ('bright woods') is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 239 people. It is located from Josvainiai, by the Aluona river and its tributary the Sakuona, surrounded by the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. There are library, forestry and former school in Skaistgiriai. History The village has been established during the Interwar. During the Soviet era it was a center of the "New Life" ''kolkhoz''. Demography Images Skaistgiriai001.JPG, Main street Skaistgirių mokykla.JPG, Former school Aluona Skaistgiriuose.JPG, Aluona The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river. I ... in Skaistgiriai Skaistgiriai2.JPG, Skaistgiriai from the south References Villages in Kaun ... [...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] |
