The Alkupis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality,

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. It flows for 12.3 kilometres and has a basin area of 41.8 km². It starts in the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest east of Šventybrastis. The Alkupis flows southwards through forests and agriculture lands. It is a left-bank tributary of the Nevėžis, which it flows into in Apytalaukis village. There were several villages (Peiksva, Marijanka, Melninkai, Kėdainiai, Melninkai) by the Alkupis once but now only Apytalaukis village is inhabited. The hydronym ''Alkupis'' is a compound noun - the first root derives from Lithuanian ''Alka (Baltic religion), alkas, alka'' ('sacred place, shrine' and 'boggy place') and the second root from the word ''upė'' ('river').

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