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Birvėta
Birvėta () is a river in eastern Lithuania and Belarus (Vitebsk Region). It is a right tributary of Dysna. The river starts near the Kirkučiai village, Sirvėta Regional Park, Švenčionys District. It flows north passing through the Kančioginas lake. From there, it flows north and east through the Ignalina District. 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 and forms a natural border between the Pastavy District, Pastavy and Braslaw Districts. It empties into the Dysna 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: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1985. p. 257 Villages near the river: *Near K ...
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Dysna
The Dysna (; ) 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 district municipality. It flows through Lake Dysnai and Lake Dysnykštis. Near Kačergiškės it turns east and for 39 km flows along the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The length of the Dysna in Lithuania is 17 km. One of the lakes in the basin area is Lake Drūkšiai that used to support the now decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant () is a Nuclear decommissioning, decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power plant, nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant' .... The Dysna's largest tributaries are the Birvėta, Golbica, Janka, Berezovka, and Mnuta. References * Rivers of Lithuania Rivers of Vitebsk region International rivers of Europe Belarus–Lith ...
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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 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 Union, ... is to the east of the village. Together with the nearby Vosiūnai village, it is the easternmost Lithuanian village. According to the 2011 census, it had 18 residents. The village has a chapel. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rimaldiske Villages in Utena County Ignalina District Municipality ...
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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 songs singer Kristina Skrebutėnienė. Nature and Geography Through village flowing Birvėta river. Many plains. Near was a Adutiškis Adutiškis (; ; ) is a town in Švenčionys district municipality, in Vilnius County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 689 people. The town is located near Kamaja river, and at the border with Bel ... forest. References {{reflist External links Pivorai weather Ignalina District Municipality Villages in Utena County ...
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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 John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ... church, build at 1790. Famous citizens * Augustinas Janutėnas, the book smuggler. References Towns in Utena County Towns in Lithuania Ignalina District Municipality {{UtenaCounty-geo-stub ...
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