The Å irvinta is a river in
Lithuania
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. Stretching for 129 km, it is the longest
tributary
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of the
Å ventoji. Its source is in the hinterlands of the
Å irvintos district. After it passes through the town of
Å irvintos
Å irvintos () is a city in Vilnius County in eastern Lithuania. It is the administrative center of the Å irvintos district municipality.
Etymology
The town's name is a place name derived from the river Å irvinta, which flows through it. Å irvi ...
, where a
low head dam
Low or LOW or lows, may refer to:
People
* Low (surname), listing people surnamed Low
Places
* Low, Quebec, Canada
* Low, Utah, United States
* Lo Wu station (MTR code LOW), Hong Kong; a rail station
* Salzburg Airport (ICAO airport code: LOW ...
has been built, it continues through the
UkmergÄ— district, and borders the
Jonava district. The Å irvinta flows into the Å ventoji between
Upninkai
Upninkai is the largest village in Jonava district, Lithuania. It is situated southwest of Vepriai on the left bank of the Å ventoji River. According to the 2011 census, it had population of 786.
History
Upninkai was first mentioned in 1442 in ...
and
Vepriai
Vepriai () is the largest town in UkmergÄ— district, Lithuania, situated south-west of UkmergÄ— with population of about 549 (2011). The capital of Vepriai elderate.
History
Vepriai was founded on a hill near Vepriai Lake and south of Å ventoj ...
.
The Å irvinta has a rapid flow and winding rocky
bed
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Most modern beds consist of a soft, cushioned mattress on a bed frame. The mattress rests either on a solid base, often wood slats, or a sprung base. Many beds ...
, which is used by
kayakers.
The Å irvinta Landscape
Reserve, encompassing the
river bank
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Different structures are referred to as ''banks'' in different fields of geography.
In limnology (the study of inland waters), a stream bank or river bank is the terrain alongsid ...
s and
escarpment
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Due to the similarity, the term '' scarp'' may mistakenly be incorrectly used inte ...
s of the Å irvinta, was established in 1992 to protect the channel's unique landscape. Some of the
loam
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y scarps near Upninkai reach as high as 40 metres.
The name of the river is probably derived from the
Baltic
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Peoples and languages
*Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian
*Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originatin ...
adjective
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or , meaning ''brown''.
References
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Rivers of Lithuania