The Šalčia ( be, Шальча, translit=Shalcha) is a river in
Lithuania. It originates in a region located to the east of
Šalčininkai
Šalčininkai (, , yi, סאָלעטשניק ''Solechnik'', be, Салечнікі) is a town in Vilnius County, Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.
Šalčininkai attained the town status in 1956 and is now ...
and runs for 76 km before flowing into the
Merkys near
Valkininkai
Valkininkai ( pl, Olkieniki) is a historic town in (Valkininkai) eldership, Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, located about northeast from Varėna and about southwest from Vilnius. At the Lithuanian census of 2001, its ...
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Rivers of Lithuania
Rivers of Belarus
International rivers of Europe
Belarus–Lithuania border
Rivers of Grodno Region
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