The Žiedupė (or ''Žiedupys'') is a river of
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 . It is a left tributary of the river
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 ...
.
It begins north to
Josvainiai
Josvainiai (formerly pl, Jaswojnie, russian: link=no, Ясвойни, Ясвойне) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10 km southwest from Kėdainiai. In the town there is a C ...
, nearby
Šingaliai village. It flows mostly southwards and meets the Šušvė nearby
Plaktiniai village.
Josvainiai village,
Pažiedupys and Plaktiniai are located on the banks of the Žiedupė.
The name ''Žiedupė'' is a compound noun and derives from the
Lithuanian
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* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
words ''žiedas'' ('
flower
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, blosom' or 'ring') and ''upė'' ('river').
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
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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