The Kruostas is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality,

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, central

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. It originates next to Pakruostė, then runs to the Southeast for till discharges into the Nevėžis river (from the right side) near

Kalnaberžė Kalnaberžė ('the hill of birch trees', formerly pl, Kałnoberże, russian: Калноберже) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a populati ...

village. Kalnaberžė hillfort stands at the confluence of the Kruostas and Nevėžis. The river passes through

Pakruostėlė Pakruostėlė (formerly pl, Pokrostele, russian: Покростела) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1 person. It is located ...

, Berželė and

villages. The name ''Kruostas'' derives from

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word ''kruostas'' or ''skruostas'' (' cheek, eyelash, eyebrow'), further from ''skrosti, skersti'' ('to slice, to butcher').

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