The Putnupys is a river of

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 ...

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, central

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. It flows for and has a basin area of . It originates in the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest, 3 km from Skaistgiriai village. The Putnupys flows to the south east, at first through the forest, later through the agriculture fields. It meets 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 ...

from the right side nearby

Kampai I Kampai I (''Kampai 1st'', formerly russian: Компы, pl, Kompy, Kąpy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9 people. It is locat ...

village. The Putnupys pond of is made nearby the river mouth. The river passes through Būdai, Prapuoleniai, Kampai II,

villages. The name ''Putnupys'' possibly comes from the Lithuanian suriname ''Putna''.

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