The Ažytė is a river of
Raseiniai district municipality
Raseiniai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania
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and
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 th ...
, central
Lithuania
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. It is a right tributary of the
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 ...
river. It flows for 20 kilometres and has a basin area of 98 km². It originates near
Betygala
Betygala is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 488. In the 13th and 14th centuries the town had a noted Samogitan fortress, attacked by the Teutonic Knights numerous time. One of the first churches ...
town and flows mostly eastwards. It meets Šušvė near
Antkalnis
Antkalnis ('a place on a hill') is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 11 people. It is located from Krakės, from Ažytėnai, at th ...
village.
The river valley is 10 depth. The river channel is canalized in the upper course. Its width is 6–7 meters, depth 0.5–0.6 meters. Rapidness of the flow is 0.1 meters per second.
The Ažytė runs through
Barsukinė,
Lenčiai,
Ažytėnai,
Antkalnis
Antkalnis ('a place on a hill') is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 11 people. It is located from Krakės, from Ažytėnai, at th ...
villages.
Its name possibly comes from the Lithuanian word ''ežia'' ('a boundary').
References
Rivers of Lithuania
Kėdainiai District Municipality
Raseiniai District Municipality
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