Birvėta () is a river in eastern

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 ...

and

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

( Vitebsk Region). It is a right tributary of

Dysna The Dysna (; ) is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near the town of Dzisna. The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near Dūkštas, Ignalina district municipality. It flows through Lake Dysnai and La ...

. The river starts near the Kirkučiai village, Sirvėta Regional Park,

Švenčionys District Švenčionys (; ; known also by several Švenčionys#Etymology, alternative names) is a city in eastern Lithuania, and capital of the Švenčionys district municipality, located north of Vilnius. , it had a population of 4,065 of which about 17% ...

. It flows north passing through the Kančioginas lake. From there, it flows north and east through the

Ignalina District Ignalina District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Structure District structure: * 2 cities – Dūkštas and Ignalina; * 3 towns – Mielagėnai, Rimšė and Tverečius; * 726 villages. * Ignalina District Municipalit ...

. Up to its confluence with the Erzvėtas lake, the river is known as Kančiogina. Next again flowing east, flows through swampy areas and passes by fishing ponds. After , Birvėta crosses the

Belarus–Lithuania border The Belarus–Lithuania border is an international border almost in length between the Republic of Belarus (Member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS member) and the Republic of Lithuania (Member state of the European Union, ...

and forms a natural border between the Pastavy and Braslaw Districts. It empties into the

at from Dysna's estuary to the south of Kaziany. Birvėta's valley is shallow and boggy. Tributaries: Marūniškė (left), Svyla, Kamoja, Juodupis, Medila (right).Algirdas Rainys. Birvėta. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. T. 1 (A-Grūdas). −

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 ...

: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1985. p. 257 Villages near the river: *Near Kančiogina: Purvėnai, Kančioginas, Barkuškė, Krikonys, Juodagalviai,

Mielagėnai Mielagėnai is a town in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, southern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 236 people. There is John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher act ...

*Near Birvėta: Erzvėtas, Kelpučiai, Kliukai, Kėkštai,

Pivorai Pivorai − village in the southeast part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 30 residents. It is located 1,8 kilometres south of Galalaukiai. The village has a cemetery. In the village buried Lithuanian folk s ...

Rimaldiškė Rimaldiškė is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. It is located 2 kilometres east of Lazinkos village near the Birvėta river. The Belarus–Lithuania border The Belarus–Lithuania border is an international b ...

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