Birvėta ( be, Бірвета) is a river in eastern

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 ...

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Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

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Vitebsk Region Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region (oblast ...

). It is a right tributary of

Dysna The Dysna ( be, Дзісна ''Dzisna''; russian: Дисна ''Disna'') is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near the town of Dzisna. The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near Dūkštas, Ignalina distri ...

. The river starts near the Kirkučiai village, Sirvėta Regional Park,

Švenčionys District Švenčionys (, known also by several Švenčionys#Etymology, alternative names) is a town located north of Vilnius in Lithuania. It is the capital of the Švenčionys district municipality. , it had population of 4,065 of which about 17% is part ...

. It flows north passing through the Kančioginas lake. From there, it flows north and east through the

Ignalina District Ignalina District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Structure District structure: * 2 cities – Dūkštas and Ignalina; * 3 towns – Mielagėnai, Rimšė and Tverečius; * 726 villages. * Ignalina District Municipality ...

. Up to its confluence with the Erzvėtas lake, the river is known as Kančiogina. Next again flowing east, flows through swampy areas and passes by fishing ponds. After , Birvėta crosses the

Belarus–Lithuania border The Belarus–Lithuania border is an international border almost in length between the Republic of Belarus (Member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS member) and the Republic of Lithuania (Member state of the European Uni ...

and forms a natural border between the

Pastavy Pastavy ( be, Паставы, lt, Pastovys, russian: Поставы, pl, Postawy) is a city in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus, an administrative center of Pastavy District. Location Pastavy is located on the river Myadelki. Postavy Air Base ...

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Braslaw District Braslaw District is a district in the Vitebsk Region, Belarus. Its administrative centre is Braslaw. Braslau Raion is famous for its numerous lakes. The National Park and popular tourist region Braslau Lakes is situated here. The largest lakes ar ...

s. It empties into the

at from Dysna's estuary to the south of Kaziany. Birvėta's valley is shallow and boggy. Tributaries: Marūniškė (left), Svyla, Kamoja, Juodupis, Medila (right).Algirdas Rainys. Birvėta. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. T. 1 (A-Grūdas). −

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1985. p. 257 Villages near the river: *Near Kančiogina: Purvėnai, Kančioginas, Barkuškė, Krikonys, Juodagalviai,

Mielagėnai Mielagėnai is a town in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, southern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 236 people. There is John the Baptist church, build at 1790. Famous citizens * Augustinas Janu ...

*Near Birvėta: Erzvėtas, Kelpučiai, Kliukai, Kėkštai,

Pivorai Pivorai − village in the southeast part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 30 residents. It is located 1,8 kilometres south of Galalaukiai. The village has a cemetery. In the village buried Lithuanian folk so ...

Rimaldiškė Rimaldiškė is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. It is located 2 kilometres east of Lazinkos village near the Birvėta river. The Belarus–Lithuania border The Belarus–Lithuania border is an international ...

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