The Šumera is a river in the Kėdainiai district municipality,

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 ...

, central

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 ...

. It flows for and has a basin area of . The river flows into the

Obelis The Obelis is a river of Ukmergė district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis near Kėdainiai. The river valley is 200–220 m wide ...

(from the right side), a tributary of the Nevėžis, which is in turn a tributary of the Neman. The Šumera starts nearby former Dargužiai village and flows mostly southwards through agriculture lands and the

Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest The Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest ( lt, Lančiūnavos–Šventybrasčio miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located north east to Kėdainiai, around Lančiūnava and Šventybrastis villages. It cove ...

. It meets the Obelis in Pašumerys village. The name ''Šumera'' (or ''Šiumera'') is of obscure origin, maybe derived from Lithuanian Germanism ''šiumas'' ('foam, decoction').

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Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub