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Verknė (ties Pakrovais)
The Verknė (known as Galaverknė in the upper reaches; ) is a stream in Lithuania. It is a right tributary of the river Neman (Nemunas); their confluence is north of Birštonas. Its spring is near Rūdiškės in the Trakai District Municipality where it is known as the Galaverknė and passes a chain of smaller lakes. Having left the Vilkokšnis lake, the stream is known as the Verknė. Aukštadvaris with a population of 977 (2011) is the only relatively large settlement along the river. The Verknė passes the Prienai District Municipality and forms the border of the Birštonas Municipality near its mouth. In 1960, the Verknė was impounded to create two reservoirs with hydroelectric power stations. The larger of the two is Aukštadvaris Reservoir (; the smaller one being Jundeliškės Reservoir. Tourism The Verknė is one of the cleanest streams in Lithuania and is popular with Kayak, kayakers and good for beginners. The first tour was made and described by the hydrologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūdiškės
Rūdiškės (; ; ) is a town in the Trakai district municipality, Lithuania about 15 km south of Trakai. During the interwar period it was part of the Second Polish Republic. Until 2003 FK Vėtra was based in Rūdiškės. In 2003 FK Vėtra won bronze medals in the elite division and reached LFF Cup finals and the same year it was relocated to Vilnius Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w .... Now the town has its FK Rūdiškės football club. Population In 2011, the town had a population of 2300: Lithuanians - 50,83% (1169), Poles - 36,17% (832), Russians - 8,52% (196), Belarusians - 2,26% (52), Ukrainians - 0,7% (16), others - 1,52% (35). Sister cities * Zalewo, Poland [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
