The Smilga is a river in the Kėdainiai district municipality, in

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, central

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. It flows for and has a basin area of . It begins near the village of

Patranys Patranys (formerly russian: Потранисъ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 10 people. It is located from Meironiškiai, b ...

, in

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. The Smilga river flows mostly in a southeasterly direction through the

Josvainiai Forest The Josvainiai Forest ( lt, Josvainių miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located to the west from Kėdainiai and 4 km to the north from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: J ...

. It joins the Nevėžis in the centre of

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. The valley in upper and middle courses is negligible, though in becomes steep in the lower course. The course at some places is straightened. The Smilga passes through Medininkai, Palainiškiai, Šiukštuliškiai,

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, Stasiūnai,

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Bartkūniškiai Bartkūniškiai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It is located 3 km from Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north o ...

, Pasmilgys villages and

city. The name ''Smilga'' comes from the

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word ''smilga'' ('

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').

Images

Smilga002.JPG, Smilga in Kėdainiai at winter Smilga004.JPG, Smilga next to

Smilga003.JPG, Smilga nearby Kėdainiai Beaver dam on Smilga.JPG, Beaver dam in Smilga Smilga005.JPG, Smilga at Pasmilgys

References

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