The Šalčia () is a river in
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. It originates in a region located to the east of
Šalčininkai
Šalčininkai (; ; ''Solechnik''; ) is a City (Lithuania), city in Vilnius County, in south-eastern Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.
Etymology
The name of the city derives from Šalčia river, ''šalta'' ...
and runs for 76 km before flowing into the
Merkys
The Merkys () is a river in southern Lithuania and northern Belarus. It flows for through Belarus, along the Belarusian–Lithuanian border, and through Lithuania before joining the Nemunas from the right bank near Merkinė.
The Merkys is m ...
near
Valkininkai.
Rivers of Lithuania
Rivers of Belarus
International rivers of Europe
Belarus–Lithuania border
Rivers of Grodno region
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