KÄ—dainiai 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 ...
of
Kaunas County
Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its Capital (political), capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
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The county's coat of arms can be blazoned ...
, in central
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 flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left 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.Žinėnai village, in Jonava District Municipality. It flows northwards, before turning to the west in Pamelnytėlė. It meets the Nevėžis near
Labūnava
Labūnava (formerly , ) is a small town in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, town residents numbered 747. It is from Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river, by its tri ...
village.
The upper course in channalised. The lower course has a deep valley. The course has a width of and depth of . The flow rate is . Labūnava Reservoir dams the Barupė river; smaller ponds are also located in the Barupė valley in Kuigaliai and Labūnava.Sangailiškiai, Kuigaliai, Pėdžiai,
Nociūnai
Nociūnai (formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had 304 residents. It is located from Kėdainiai, by the Barupė river, next to the crossro ...
Labūnava
Labūnava (formerly , ) is a small town in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, town residents numbered 747. It is from Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river, by its tri ...
villages are located on the shores of the BarupÄ—. A part of river's lower course is protected as the BarupÄ— Landscape Sanctuary.
The
hydronym
A hydronym (from , , "water" and , , "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms include the proper names of rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, swamps and marshes, seas and oceans. As a subset of top ...
is of uncertain origin. The component ''upÄ—'' means 'river' while the root ''bar-'' could be of archaic origin, related to 'puddle', 'slough between hills',
Illyrian languages
The Illyrian language () was an Indo-European language or group of languages spoken by the Illyrians in Southeast Europe during antiquity. The language is unattested with the exception of personal names and placenames. Just enough information ...