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 ...
, a right (the longest) tributary of the
Nevėžis
The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.Kelmė district municipality
Kelmė (; ; Yiddish: קעלם) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, a historical region of Samogitia. It has a population of 8,206 and is the administrative center of the Kelmė District Municipality.
Name
Kelmė's name is likely derived from t ...
, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The 134.6 km (83.6 mi) long river passes through Tytuvėnai and Sulinkiai Marshes and flows south through
Radviliškis district municipality
Radviliškis District Municipality () is one of the seven List of municipalities of Lithuania, municipalities of Šiauliai County (''Šiaulių apskritis'') in Lithuania. Radviliškis town has been its center since 1950.
Radviliškis district has ...
. Finally, Šušvė passes through
Kėdainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...
and flows into the
Nevėžis
The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.Graužiai village.
The width of the river valley is between 0.5 and 3 km. From December to March Šušvė is usually frozen. Dams were built at Vaitiekūnai and Angiriai ( Angiriai Reservoir). The Šušvė Hydrological Sanctuary was established in 1992 to protect the lower courses of the river.
The main towns and villages by the Šušvė river are Šiaulėnai, Pašušvys (Radviliškis municipality), Grinkiškis, Vaitiekūnai, Pašušvys (Kėdainiai municipality),
Angiriai
Angiriai or Angeriai (meaning 'a place on woods', formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 153 people. It is located from ...
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Šušvė (from source to mouth):
*Left: Šušvaitė, Beržutė, Malštovė, Beržė, Srautas, Krimslė, Paliūnys, Paupelys, Žiedupė;
*Right: Šėta, Upytė, Gomerta, Žadikė, Vedreikė, Miegotas, Ažytė, Skardūnė, Raguva, Pečiupė, Cigoniškė, Žemėplėša, Liedas, Lapskojis, Vikšrupis, Grinčiupys, Putnupys.
Etymology
The name ''Šušvė'' (or ''Šiušvė'') comes from the root ''šuš-'' as in Lithuanian verbs ''šiušinti, šiušėti, šiaušti''. All of them mean bouth 'to tousle' and onomatopoeicly allude to the sound of water. According to another interpretation, the name ''Šušvė'' is related to the Finno-Ugric hydronym ''Sosva''.Raymond Schmittlein. Toponymes finnois et germaniques en Lituanie. In: Onomastica. Paris, 1948. p. 97.